[Loxjox]

Hi guys,

I am currently in decompression mode after passing the CPA exam. I passed at an Interesting time, right in the middle of busy season for taxes. I got my last score on March 7, a pass on AUD at 76. I would be looking for a job right now, but no firm will talk to me while they’re in the middle of doing taxes. This gives me some well needed downtime and a chance to think about what I want to do with my CPA.

My question for anyone who can answer it, is given my career goals, what path should I take in accounting to get there? I would definitely like to hang my own shingle one day and practice solo. Then perhaps grow and hire staff, or partner with other CPA’s. That is my highest goal.

Work life balance is of tantamount importance to me as I am a married man and a father of a six-month old baby girl. My career in accounting is there to support my family. Being present for my family is more important to me than anything in my career be it money or prestige. I just want to make that clear.

So I have the choice to make, where do I start my career? And how will what I choose affect my goal of opening my own practice one day?

Big 4

or

Mid size firm

or

Small firm

or

Government

or

Non-Profit

Please give me some tips, it would be greatly appreciated from people who are already working.

[jeff]

You can drive a 2014 BMW for < $300/mo 🙂

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[golfball7773]

^ with an 84 month loan or car lease…….

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[golfball7773]

^ with an 84 month loan or car lease…….

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Skynet]

My goals currently is to:

1. Pass the CPA exams and become a licensed CPA

2. Either become a Controller or CFO

3. Get married to either Faith Hill or Shania Twain. Will marry both if law allows it.

4. Become UFC World Heavyweight Champion (and also claim first CPA to become MMA Champion)

5. Will American Idol.

AUD - 90
BEC - 78
FAR - 84
REG - 87

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - In Progress
Phase III : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase IV : Form the new Charlie's Angels with Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, & Gal Gadot
Phase V : TBD

BEC : 78
REG : 87
FAR : 84
AUD : 90

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - Initiated
Phase III : Bring back 8-Tracks
Phase IV : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase V : TBA

[Skynet]

My goals currently is to:

1. Pass the CPA exams and become a licensed CPA

2. Either become a Controller or CFO

3. Get married to either Faith Hill or Shania Twain. Will marry both if law allows it.

4. Become UFC World Heavyweight Champion (and also claim first CPA to become MMA Champion)

5. Will American Idol.

AUD - 90
BEC - 78
FAR - 84
REG - 87

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - In Progress
Phase III : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase IV : Form the new Charlie's Angels with Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, & Gal Gadot
Phase V : TBD

BEC : 78
REG : 87
FAR : 84
AUD : 90

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - Initiated
Phase III : Bring back 8-Tracks
Phase IV : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase V : TBA

[fuzyfro89]

6. Jon Connor returns 🙂

[fuzyfro89]

6. Jon Connor returns 🙂

[Skynet]

@fuztfrol89 – LOL

AUD - 90
BEC - 78
FAR - 84
REG - 87

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - In Progress
Phase III : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase IV : Form the new Charlie's Angels with Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, & Gal Gadot
Phase V : TBD

BEC : 78
REG : 87
FAR : 84
AUD : 90

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - Initiated
Phase III : Bring back 8-Tracks
Phase IV : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase V : TBA

[Skynet]

@fuztfrol89 – LOL

AUD - 90
BEC - 78
FAR - 84
REG - 87

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - In Progress
Phase III : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase IV : Form the new Charlie's Angels with Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, & Gal Gadot
Phase V : TBD

BEC : 78
REG : 87
FAR : 84
AUD : 90

World Domination Plan

Phase I : Pass CPA Exams - Complete
Phase II : Megan Fox - Initiated
Phase III : Bring back 8-Tracks
Phase IV : Megan Fox & Scarlett Johansson Lingerie Pillow Fight
Phase V : TBA

[jeff]

@golfball…precisely. Driving a nice car doesn't mean you have $$.

In fact…the opposite per the book “Stop Acting Rich”

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[jeff]

@golfball…precisely. Driving a nice car doesn't mean you have $$.

In fact…the opposite per the book “Stop Acting Rich”

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[Study Monk]

I am not a car guy but the cars these guys were driving were 80k and up cars. So maybe a $500 a month lease 😉 My point is not that these guys were stinking rich, but instead that they have all the common comforts and don't have to work crazy hours. Not all CPA candidates/entrepreneurs need to be rich(I do prefer to be rich). I personally want to open my own business for freedom and work/life balance. If I make 60k a year and drive a financed BMW(or Honda) I will be happy.

I believe Loxjox can open a business and choose to take on enough clients to find the balance he is looking for. Loxjox made it clear he doesn't have that typical capitalistic mentality and I don't see the need to tell him all the ways he needs to conform. I do realize that many people are brainwashed by their firm culture, but the reality is many tax accountants could still make a decent living, while working reasonable hours, if the partners took less clients and shared more profits.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

I am not a car guy but the cars these guys were driving were 80k and up cars. So maybe a $500 a month lease 😉 My point is not that these guys were stinking rich, but instead that they have all the common comforts and don't have to work crazy hours. Not all CPA candidates/entrepreneurs need to be rich(I do prefer to be rich). I personally want to open my own business for freedom and work/life balance. If I make 60k a year and drive a financed BMW(or Honda) I will be happy.

I believe Loxjox can open a business and choose to take on enough clients to find the balance he is looking for. Loxjox made it clear he doesn't have that typical capitalistic mentality and I don't see the need to tell him all the ways he needs to conform. I do realize that many people are brainwashed by their firm culture, but the reality is many tax accountants could still make a decent living, while working reasonable hours, if the partners took less clients and shared more profits.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[jeff]

“What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? It takes willingness to learn, to be able to focus, to absorb information, and to always realize that business is a 24/7 job where someone is always out there to kick your ass.” – Mark Cuban

😉

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[jeff]

“What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? It takes willingness to learn, to be able to focus, to absorb information, and to always realize that business is a 24/7 job where someone is always out there to kick your ass.” – Mark Cuban

😉

AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

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