[Anonymous]

I have been in Corporate Audit for a little over two years, and have passed the CPA exam too. But i feel a greater desire to work tax in public accounting, preferably wealth management tax planning type work.

The problem being that i dont have tax experience, other than working a tax job for 4 months after grad school, and volunteering to do taxes for low income individuals the past several years. And the only jobs available are PCS Senior positions, looking for 3 yrs of individual tax planning experience.

Is it realistic that i can get into public (big4 or not) with less than working year of formal tax experience, or should i just chalk it up as a loss and stay where im at? I have a masters in accounting, making 50k+.

[musicamor]

I would say you're in a good position to make change. With your Master's and CPA, I do not think you would take a pay cut. I would see about reaching out to a local, regional firm about any prospective job opportunities.

Texas CPA - licensed in 2012!!!

[niquejnf]

Wow, with a Master's and a CPA you're making $50k? What city are you in? I think you would definitely be a prime candidate for a tax staff position at a Big4. The starting salaries are around $55K here in DC. A friend was hired at Deloitte straight out of school with a CPA and she got $65K starting.

AUD - 1/13 - 86 *** BEC - 1/13 *** REG - 2/13 *** FAR - 4/13
Goal is to be done by my annual review in April!

[Anonymous]

A masters and a cpa…you should be able to make it happen. I agree with the low pay though. You're making slightly more than me and I'm in a government job where salareis have been frozen for 5 years.

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