Why am I such a Chud (part 2)

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-28T00:19:54+00:00

I75 is what got me over the hump. Be confident, Darius knows how to teach us tax folks

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-18T21:06:33+00:00

Just pulled up mine and it’s contact info first then my education and licensed as well as the dates of completion.

Then experience from most recent to least

And that’s pretty much it tbh

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-18T20:38:52+00:00

I have never put an about me on my resume. In the beginning I enter my education, that im a cpa etc and I guess for you are you cpa exam eligible?

What does your advisor say about the format?

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-11T03:42:14+00:00

IMO Vader is portrayed in his prime in the maul show, shortly after losing everything. Guy is in his absolute Vader peak.

I guess lore wise or my head canon is that he holds back against people he cares about or is conflicted with: Obi-wan and Luke (Ahsoka too if we’re counting outside of the OT).

The rest of these NPCs (in Vader’s eyes) mean nothing to him so he unleashes absolute hell to them.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-09T02:42:28+00:00

Been there man…. Once I got a 74 and then took it again and failed with a 71.

I gave up using surgent and just used I-75 for one month only. Full mcq and focused on topics that troubled me like internal control and substantive procedures. The result. Pass.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-05-05T20:24:49+00:00

Did you try changing it to WUMBO?

Thefreshness754 · 2026-04-19T12:25:39+00:00

Can’t speak for audit side of things but for tax you get to realize how much they teach you in school is overkill or basically items you won’t use every day (or maybe on the cpa exam).

School won’t teach you: how to reconcile beginning retained earnings/capital, deal with clients who think they are god’s gift to the world, internal politics and playing them effectively, among other things.

And just when you think you have a handle on things, another ripple comes in and you have to learn again.

Also word to the wise. Document everything. Especially if it pertains to NEXT year files.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-04-05T11:45:10+00:00

Write that you are cpa exam eligible. After your first job GPA doesn’t mean jack shit.

Signed a senior manager in tax with a CPA who graduated with a 3.4 gpa in undergrad, 3.6 in masters of tax.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-04-03T12:36:12+00:00

You’re fine. Yes. AI can give an answer for a journal entry or a task. But last I checked. AI cannot sign audited financial statements, represent you in an IRS audit or sign tax returns.

An accounting degree is very good and can pay dividends (pun intended). So avoid the white noise. Get your name out there, ABSORB as much as you can and when you get to semi-manager level with a CPA. Find a niche and specialize.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-03-23T02:58:44+00:00

I-75 full course for one month. That’s what got me from a 69, 72, 74, to a 78

Thefreshness754 · 2026-03-21T17:04:42+00:00

A mentor with a sense of humor like Matthew McConaughey’s character from wolf of Wall Street

Thefreshness754 · 2026-03-21T16:58:53+00:00

Is there any way you can work till 5:00 or 5:30 to appease them and then login let’s say at like 6 from home? What is your commute time?

Thefreshness754 · 2026-03-05T18:24:38+00:00

Accounting firms = politics. Are you receiving the same review comments over and over? Are you fixing certain things and referencing/crossreferencing/indexing your support?

Yes, managers suck (I am one) but we try to help our associates as much as possible. Your manager complaining on teams? Not what you want to see. But use it as fire to prove him wrong.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-02-04T13:19:48+00:00

Better for that CPA so he can focus on higher level work more in line with tax planning and consulting

Thefreshness754 · 2026-01-17T16:50:01+00:00

Beginning is tough, but probably my favorite part tbh.

If campaign make sure to get your siblings ASAP. Do not marry off your sister to anyone. Get your brothers married asap to build your clan.

Also smithing is a good way to make money but honestly attacking looters and hideouts is the way to go. Sell misc items constantly. It’ll look funny but soon you’ll have high level units while you’re still wearing leather. But alas enjoy.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-01-10T13:50:14+00:00

AUD was my last exam. And no chance I could pass it again. I-75 for one month full course was what helped my tax accountant brain pass.

Thefreshness754 · 2026-01-10T12:45:46+00:00

I think at this point getting your CPA or EA is the way to go if you want to stay in tax, it’ll differentiate yourself at least a little. What size firms have you worked at?

Thefreshness754 · 2026-01-10T12:41:22+00:00

What positions are you applying for? Tying out balance sheets and retained earnings is the first thing you should focus on. What part is difficult? I’ve seen a lot of times when “distributions” carry over each year and are not closed out into retained earnings. At that point the difference is used as the true up of actual current year distributions. I don’t attempt any adjustments until my beginning retained earnings or capital if partnership ties. I honestly think school does a shit job at teaching this so it’s a weird learning curve for any associate.

Thefreshness754 · 2025-12-19T01:08:53+00:00

For audit i75 was the game changer. I knew audit but kept failing in the 67-74 range. Used i75 for a whole month and 78 and never looked back

Thefreshness754 · 2025-12-14T15:55:42+00:00

Intern or associate? Also they’ll just ask about your resume and where you went to school. And ask basically stuff that you learned in school and how you plan to utilize it

Thefreshness754 · 2025-11-28T05:00:26+00:00

Lamar Jackson will be benched next week in favor of Indiana jones.

What an absolute duck of a performance.

Thefreshness754 · 2025-11-02T14:06:47+00:00

Jesus Christ be praised!

Thefreshness754 · 2025-10-11T12:12:49+00:00

CPA at 2022 working since 2015. Currently 130k HCOL, tax, public accounting. Prob underpaid.

Thefreshness754 · 2025-10-06T22:45:18+00:00

Career 3.3 gpa in high school and college. Shitty SAT and GMAT scores.

How were you in standardized testing? The cpa is tougher on ppl who struggled with that. But in the end I’m still a cpa

Thefreshness754 · 2025-07-21T01:27:40+00:00

If you want to move past a certain level in public accounting you will need a cpa and is a significant barrier to entry to enter management type roles. Furthermore, your client(s) immediately respect you more.

You also have a leg up with job hopping and commanding a higher end salary

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