[vanilla]

Can anyone provide me the approximate start and end dates of busy season for a Big4 auditor? Trying to plan my study schedule.

[kandisjoy]

I've never worked big 4 but I would think that your busy season would depend on what audits you get scheduled for… I remember when I worked for a regional firm, some people audited mostly colleges and they were busy at different times than the people who were auditing hospitals.

FAR: 71, 77
BEC: 70, 82
AUD: 62, 78
REG: 71, 68, 85

CA Licensed 11/2011

[makinthemagic]

i used to work at a large muni govt on a 7/1 fiscal year. busy time for our auditors was basically 8/1-12/1

Bec 4/11/11 91
Aud 7/11/11 75
Reg 8/31/11 80
Far 5/24/11 86
Ethics - 98
California Licensed CPA
Illinois Registered CPA

[rknight21]

Busy season is generally January to March but it really depends on the client. You could be at a big four and not experiencde the craziness of busy season.

[See Pee A]

The overall busy season for Big 4 audit (which includes the majority of clients) is 1/1-mid/late March. Tax is a bit delayed and perhaps mid/late January – 4/15.

Other busy audit times depend on clients with non calendar year ends and in September for deferred returns in tax.

BEC 86 (08/30/11)
FAR 84 (10/13/11)
REG 88 (11/08/11)
AUD 86 (11/29/11)

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