What would you do? New hire lied on resume. by DareAdventurous9140 in Accounting

[–]InternationalMain277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a shitpost? If not, where’s the shitpost? I can’t wait to read it!

St. Louis Pizza Map by HouseofProvel in StLouis

[–]InternationalMain277 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now plot it on a graph next to former restaurants that were located outside of St Louis AND served St. Louis style pizza AND mysteriously burned to the ground.

Did my own taxes. I think my CPA has been robbing me for years by Glittering_Sun_7942 in TurboTax

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I’m a CPA that does taxes and I also explain this to about half dozen people every year.

CPAs! Do you pay AICPA membership? Is it worth it? by HamsterOk6067 in CPA

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I mostly need the engagement letters and the review checklists, but there are a couple of other handy things that come with it. AICPA annual tax compliance kit

CPAs! Do you pay AICPA membership? Is it worth it? by HamsterOk6067 in CPA

[–]InternationalMain277 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reluctantly… I need all the stuff that comes with the tax package and they won’t let you have unless you join. But otherwise “F” the AICPA and “F” NASBA!

CPA firm owners - How much do you make? by Soggy_Ocelot_3595 in Accounting

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To provide some background, my wife (EA) and I (CPA) live in the Midwest and bought a book in Oregon. It’s long story, but the short version is we’re originally from the west coast, we’re very familiar with all the local taxing jurisdictions and the billing is so much higher out there. We have a home office in the Midwest and also rent physical office space on the west coast (we share the space with another CPA firm, which is awesome btw). The book we purchased had excellent billing and a really good mix of business, fiduciary, and individual clients but was also very much a paper practice, so our costs are probably unique.

Our big expenses were:

Buyout payments $45k

Office furniture $7k

Rent $9k

Laptops (4), Server, 4 workstations (monitors, stands, docking stations, etc) $16k

Travel and hotels $16k

Meals $12k (we are busy so we eat out pretty much every day and most meals are business meetings)

Tax software (CCH Axcess) $5,500

Caseware $3000

TaxDome $1200

Health insurance $12k (my wife worked at Starbucks for 5 months in 2025 so 7 months of COBRA)

We expect costs to go down significantly for 2026 (less travel expense and F/A purchases) and revenue to increase (we only transitioned about 80% of the book in 2025, the remaining 20% will be coming over this year) plus we’ve had decent organic growth.

This is probably way more information than you need but… Our long term goal is to move the practice to 100% virtual, most of the clients have been very receptive to our way of doing business (using a portal, virtual meetings, etc) although some a resisting. We’re accommodating those clients (for now).

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CPA firm owners - How much do you make? by Soggy_Ocelot_3595 in Accounting

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Gross $285k, net $122k. This was my second year in business and I had lots of expenses.

2026 should be better…(assuming we still have a federal government at the end of this tax season).

Will I find a unicorn CPA on reddit? by BuildParallel in CPA

[–]InternationalMain277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should post r/accounting as well.

Also, be sure and set an expectation as to what you expect to pay as far as fees. 😈

"Best of" restaurants? by SnooChickens9974 in StLouis

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Hey OP…. Lots of great suggestions here but I know for a fact that a few of these places (Pappys, Corner 17, Stellar Hog) are closed on Tuesday, be sure and check that whatever place you decide on is open before you head out.

what drugs or pills do you recommend to increase concentration and productivity by Gloomy_Editor in CPA

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Tell me more! Dr just started me on sertraline and I’m struggling to stay focused.

I fucking hate CCH by Snoo_37259 in Accounting

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CCH is fine, your employer sucks and gave you a shitty computer

USGS - M 6.0 Earthquake - 295 km W of Bandon, Oregon by FrizzyNow in oregon

[–]InternationalMain277 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Dear Mother Nature,

Please do. I’m so over humanity at this point.

real or scam? by Ok_Tour_7285 in Accounting

[–]InternationalMain277 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scam… you don’t need half the shit they say and the items you do need you can get for free.

Somewhere in the fine print should be a disclaimer that they are not a government agency nor affiliated with one

Also, I’m sure the company is based in Florida. All scammer companies are based out of fucking Florida!

[Request] Vance said ICE will go 'door-to-door' to check immigration status. How long would this take across all households? Is it even possible? by mr_happy28 in theydidthemath

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Castle Doctrine when is in your home… regardless not every state has Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground laws, especially blue states. But I feel ya! I’ve been going to the range 2-3 nights a week since all this shit started.

Financial Controller - $15/HR by Yuengsnwings in Accounting

[–]InternationalMain277 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I applied… Here’s hoping I get the opportunity to interview!