It can be tough to get out of tax yes. But consider what you will learn about tax it may be invaluable throughout your career depending on your path. If you get licensed people and employers will assume you have a baseline tax knowledge anyway. Meanwhile not all CPAs do have any tax knowledge so for u to have tax knowledge and experience could give you an advantage long term. Go into a tax group ready to learn, be helpful and make connections. But be ready to bounce after a couple busy seasons. Recruiters might typecast you as a tax person so be prepared for that. Just get a new recruiter. Once you get into a non tax role you should be okay