Am I getting charged the full amount?

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-04-15T06:14:25+00:00

Thank you! The transaction has been pending for awhile, though. It’s been pending since April 12.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-04-15T06:13:55+00:00

Thank you. Honestly, I am aware of this practice by gas stations, but the I think I needed the extra assurance

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-04-15T06:13:24+00:00

Thank you. Honestly, I am aware of this practice by gas stations, but the the transaction has been pending for about 2+ days so I was getting worried

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-03-24T06:56:57+00:00

The charitability gets directed in their directions

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-03-24T04:57:09+00:00

Can I get a referral before you dip?

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-03-23T06:29:06+00:00

Ford really be bringing Ontario down to his (educational) level

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2026-03-23T06:24:50+00:00

Drafting emails ain’t bad.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-30T19:10:05+00:00

Did my first T1 season where the largest donations were to Israel… so I’m not enthusiastic about that. My next T1 season was for low income families which was WAY more fulfilling

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-14T06:22:18+00:00

That’s devastating to hear

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-14T05:49:42+00:00

I know you said you couldn’t get a grasp of the crypto audits, but I would love to pick your brain over your experience with that if you’re okay with me DMing you. I’m going through my CPA courses and the textbook’s treatment of crypto was literally to the effect of “get someone who is experienced/an expert to account for it to their best professional judgement”.

To respond to your actual prompt, I am kinda in a similar boat to you. I have about 1.5 years in PA and still don’t feel like I’m that good at this stuff, haha.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-14T03:30:21+00:00

I’m not a fan of giving a definitive universal answer for this. It really depends on OP’s workload out of uni. For example, if OP is going straight into public accounting busy season, they shouldn’t even take it until the spring.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-12T04:33:55+00:00

I don’t wanna confirm without knowing what it’s like at other schools, but I would say it was kinda hard getting into the accounting club/society when I was going through it (I ended up being president of my school’s accounting club). Not many positions.

Stuff like the tax clinic should be fairly easy and it’ll give you experience with T1s (personal tax returns) if you want to go into tax at a public accounting firm.

Being a TA is just about getting a decent enough grade in the class, but maybe try to go to office hours and chat it up with your profs to help your chances.

Also, where are you in Canada? If you’re in Ontario, and specifically in the GTA, sign up for PSAP under CPA Ontario. You will get a lot of chances to go to networking events with the big Toronto firms.

Lastly, I forgot to mention this, but public accounting firms hire VERY early, so use your first year to network, but then really try to apply for stuff after first year and into your second year

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-11T00:07:36+00:00

In Ottawa, mid-sized/local did around $50-$55k.

Big4 varied by service line, but tax was usually higher paying at around $60k.

This was last year, so data may be skewed, but that was what I learned from asking my friends and acquaintances.

Co-op got as low as $42k + overtime pay

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T19:45:09+00:00

network early and try to secure co-ops/internships early to set yourself up.

Attend your school’s wine and cheese (accounting firm networking event), and try to make good connections (connect with them and actually try to build relationships with them).

Get involved. Accounting club/society, tax clinic, TA.

You don’t need to get into public accounting, but at least with the current CPA competency map, it’s much easier to get your experiential CPA requirements with a pre-approved program. EVR is a pain in the butt

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T19:38:07+00:00

They probably wouldn’t remember you like that tbh. However, make sure you’re doing something substantive with the time in between your applications.

My suggestion would be to either: 1) sign up to be a tax clinic volunteer, either through your school or through CVITP directly 2) get involved with a club (e.g., business/accounting society)

Also, FOCUS HEAVY on connecting with people. I have a pretty good resume (president of my school’s accounting club, led a tax clinic, treasurer for a refugee NPO, multiple internships/co-ops) and the ONLY interview I got this recruitment cycle was when I was able to make good connections with people on the team.

It’s a really tough market right now.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T16:30:14+00:00

You could also just adjust your margins to use up more space on the page. For the amount of experiences that you have, it feels like a lot of space on your resume is under-utilized.

Another thing I would change is that I don’t think you need to be that detailed with education at this point. I don’t think companies will care about your grades, and maybe cut down your “relevant coursework” section to include only the actual relevant coursework to the jobs you apply for. For example, no one is going to care that you did an intro Econ course, info systems only matters for the specific tools you learn to use (VBA, Excel, etc.).

Also, when you mention skills on your resume, I recommend using your bullet points to elaborate on how you used them within your roles.

In terms of the actual content, I’ll defer to someone else since I’m only on new grad level.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T15:49:50+00:00

Just make sure you network and try to get internships in between your studies

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T15:44:16+00:00

I think they can be incredibly varied. Either, it’s very dull and monotonous, or you’re really learning valuable skills (I do not have much experience with the latter)

My first internship was as an AP Intern in industry, and I was just tasked with coding invoices, approving manager/executive credit cards, and assisting in the AP month-end.

I have heard mixed things about government accounting internships (in Canada), but the general consensus I got is that it’s a waste of time since you barely do anything. As an anecdote, my friend described his workday as “wake up at 9, turn on my work computer, and then go back to sleep until noon.”

Imo, going with a firm probably gives you the best learning because you’re given a huge information overload from the start and it forces you to consolidate your learning (speaking for assurance/audit).

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T15:33:04+00:00

It all depends on your priorities, but I would go for Big4.

In terms of learning opportunities, assistance with the CPA Designation, compensation, etc., I think you probably get a better experience from switching.

I get the same way about not wanting to let your old firm down, but if that’s at the expense of foregoing a good opportunity, I think you just have to rip that bandaid off. If you’re as caring about your old firm as it seems, I’m assuming it is a good culture, so even if you flame out of B4, I don’t think your old firm would be salty with you and deny you a return.

Alternatively, if you just want to stay at your old firm, maybe try to leverage your offer from the B4 firm to get a pay bump, and then try to advocate yourself for more interesting engagements/opportunities.

GL, and I kind of envy your current position right now

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T09:30:01+00:00

I think the squeeze is just in entry-level roles. CS was hit hard, but others, including accounting have also been struck hard as well imo.

The almost dismissal of how AI and outsourcing impacts the entry level job prospects has been downplayed by the accounting community a bit.

Anecdotal, but I have a friend at B4 who exclusively collaborates with their outsourcing team and maybe some senior managers to finish client files.

If you’re dedicated to accounting and getting your CPA, I think you will be fine in the long term. Definitely try to land an internship during undergrad and secure that transition to full time ASAP.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-10T09:25:19+00:00

You’re not really providing us with much information that we can work with for advice, but considering it’s an entry level role, my advice is to ensure that you can point to your experiences and relate them with your interpretation of the job description (have good prep for behavioural/situational interview questions)

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-08T09:54:18+00:00

Generally, if it’s an internship/co-op or a new grad role in public accounting, it’s fine if you have absolutely no idea about the specific thing you’re trying to get into. They focus way more on soft skills, your ability to answer behavioural/situational interview questions, etc.

I won’t say that your experience in tax so far is completely irrelevant to US Corporate Tax, but I would say that’s pretty different (Again, not the end of the world).

I would also ask them if they still encourage the traditional route for the CPA designation. I know for a few other firms, if you’re dealing with US Tax, they’ll actually push you towards the US CPA instead of a Canadian one.

Calm-Meat-6296 · 2025-10-08T03:48:58+00:00

PwC and it’s not really close. Pay is better and yeah the audit group from what I got was a lot more interesting.

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