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Loving Tax Season

RitaKeller

Before my consulting years, I received the best basic training possible for a CPA management consultant. It was like our “game day.” I worked in a firm for 30 years. I walked in your shoes. I guess you could say I’ve seen it all – the good, the bad, and the ugly! I did not dread it.

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Friday Footnotes: Firms on India Hiring Spree; PCAOB Heads Overseas; PwC Lets You See Your Family This Summer | 5.6.22

Going Concern

The 25-year-old tax accountant saw the story on the news and decided he wanted to take Ralph, a woman he’d never met, to Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Barchilon bought Ralph a ticket and they went to the game in style–in a stretch limousine. Joe G, CPA/CVA (@TheRealJAGCPA) May 6, 2022. Rationalize it all you want.

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Friday Footnotes: Working 100 Hours a Week (For Real); 99% of Firms Short on Staff; The EY Power Struggle | 8.4.23

Going Concern

Practice How one small firm drastically cut its busy-season hours [ Journal of Accountancy podcast ] Johanna Sweaney Salt, CPA, CGMA, used to work 100 hours a week during busy season. Today, Johanna remains a full-time partner at the firm, and her son, Dalton Sweaney, CPA, is now the managing partner.