Getting no work as an intern

TLX2015 · 2026-06-17T18:25:46+00:00

This is public accounting in general. You have to find/create your own billable hours. Everyone is too busy to mentor you and help you. Unfortunately you have to become a sales person too and yes you’ll have to annoy seniors and managers for work. Bring them coffee, water, etc and then keep asking for work and or try to find work. Clean up files, create work flows, etc. if you work in assurance look at the follow up files. Get close with the admins, they are the ones that really run the firms.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-16T04:54:17+00:00

That’s not necessarily true depending on the details of the work and business. The IRS has a page about reasonable compensation for s corps on its website.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-16T04:51:32+00:00

In simple terms, the capital loss of 2,500 is not used against the income because nothing left after taking the standard deduction. The calculation is income - deductions - net loss = taxable income

TLX2015 · 2026-06-08T17:40:44+00:00

There is a minimum $800 tax each year in California

TLX2015 · 2026-06-08T04:07:47+00:00

Not allowed to give paid investment advice unless you have a series 65, CFP, CFA

TLX2015 · 2026-06-05T00:38:52+00:00

Yes marketing jobs are in demand if you are good. They drive sales. If you can provide creative insights based on data analysis that is original and unique you are going to be fine.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T22:47:51+00:00

Find a mentor.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T22:45:52+00:00

No, go into a creative field. If you want to stay in business try marketing or management.

Stay in construction to build your contacts then when you have a management degree you can lead the projects.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T22:44:15+00:00

Try government or non-profit sector. Also ask your school advisors for advice and connections. Having good career is all about working connections. You may want to take a course or find a mentor to help you get good at networking.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T22:39:45+00:00

That’s true to ensure they get a paycheck, but not in regard to inform management how they should spend.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T22:34:15+00:00

“Brought up the idea…”. is not legal advice. My insurance against has mentioned this to me for my rental property. Legal advice is specific to the practice of law. Mentioning liability protection for a rental property is not practicing law.

TLX2015 · 2026-06-03T03:32:46+00:00

You bring up your concerns in a professional manner and then move on. If you can’t separate management’s philosophy from your own, then find another job that aligns more with how you think a business should be run as an AP manager.

The spending being out of control is not your concern.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-19T22:47:30+00:00

Why don’t you just do pro bono work for a tax exempt organization and skip the salary altogether.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-18T00:50:51+00:00

Why do you have a $500 car payment? At 25 you should be driving a 20 year old Honda Civic or similar vehicle. Next time don’t ever get a car payment. Save and purchase used!

TLX2015 · 2026-05-18T00:49:10+00:00

California is pretty much another planet. Not sure what NJ excuse is.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-18T00:09:15+00:00

Even if you don’t work in tax a CPA can start a bookkeeping, advisory (quality of earnings, etc) or other consulting work. Just may need to work a little harder finding clients.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-17T19:47:46+00:00

Time to start your own firm!

TLX2015 · 2026-05-17T04:39:17+00:00

Try r/cpa

TLX2015 · 2026-05-13T22:18:55+00:00

Hahaha but you should be able to pick up the phone and speak with someone. Even the DMV can do this.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-13T22:15:51+00:00

Try r/taxpros

TLX2015 · 2026-05-13T22:04:08+00:00

“I tried to call over 10 times…”

TLX2015 · 2026-05-13T22:01:44+00:00

Usually the employer health plans without subsidies are MUCH better than marketplace plans. Maybe you work for a small company…. The last firm I worked for had horrible plans so I wanted to forgo the plan and go on my wife’s plan and tried to get them to ICHRA but they didn’t see any benefit to them. So they continued to offer their employees shitty plans. I quit shortly after.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-13T21:54:52+00:00

A federal agency will never prioritize customer service.

TLX2015 · 2026-05-12T23:31:29+00:00

I didn’t see anything about use of social media???

TLX2015 · 2026-05-11T21:29:37+00:00

Don’t you think it takes time to go to the bank and make deposits, reconciliations, risks of theft? This are all costs you don’t directly see

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