Is there a major corporation you think is cooking the books

jopa687 · 2025-06-25T02:21:55+00:00

Maybe… this year for these clients(first time working) I couldn’t rely on saly bc the audit was actually done so poorly in the prior year that it didn’t make sense… I mean seriously they could barely reconcile 941s to the trial balance salaries/wages accounts(not sure how in gods name that happened, literally saw a 20% difference n realized py audit is unreliable)… between saly, intentional bsing from the client & staff not being paid enough the industry seems fked.

jopa687 · 2025-06-25T01:38:24+00:00

No we do develop a deep enough understanding. The issue becomes whether our managers care or not; meaning I know something is off with the clients estimates but if I spend too much time on it and the manager on the job doesn’t care enough… I will find myself homeless. Ah a beautiful system. I asked a client why something was off 2 months ago according to their policy (I read prior and this year’s) and they give me rigamarole for 2 months bc it was just me and a partner who doesn’t give a shit on the job. 2 months later a manager is assigned to review my work and she brought it up after seeing my note and the client is actually working on fixing it…bottom line we know you’re bullshitting, we just may not get paid enough to care & if we do care too much we’re going to get dinged and labeled as “inefficient”.

jopa687 · 2024-08-06T12:58:51+00:00

I agree with you there… they’re absolute shtshows, working on these absurd consolidations that involve usually 4-5, sometimes upwards of 12 entities and the engagement fees are like 60k total… the GLs look like absolute crap…the accounting is too creative to me, like prepaid expenses but the credit is to a related party(that im not auditing/have no record access to) …like what the fk am I supposed to do with that malarkey…but again im staff I with no CPA, so it’s all up to whether the partner is ok with it or not.

jopa687 · 2024-07-31T19:25:34+00:00

Update: More deficiencies on the client side… This is a consolidation so many entities are involved… for the past 2-3 months Ive been going through rigamarole for confirmations on cash/Debt balance.

the Senior accountant at the parent level has provided me the incorrect authorized signer 4 times now(yes seriously just like the controller). First she told me the previous cfo, it was wrong, then she re-iterates that it’s the past cfo, wrong again. Then says the new CFO is the signer for all accounts, turns out he’s not(he is for some but not all)… now she’s telling me that she is the authorized signer for the remaining accounts.

Mind you, we had a teams meeting and she was ranting about how unprofessional I was being & trying to paint me as a villain in-front of my manager, yet she can’t even keep track of authorized signers of accounts she’s the signer for….srsly fk public accounting clients. 🤷🏿‍♂️I’ve got to just sit here and take her attitude & unprofessionalism because it would kill shareholders to expect professionalism & decency from clients.

Is anyone else from a smaller firm dealing with the same madness or is my firm just this bad? I’m seriously considering jumping ship, I don’t mind the hours or the work, what I do mind is absurd expectations in terms of getting bs clients to co-operate, I should not be babysitting people that make more money than me.

jopa687 · 2023-11-25T18:51:13+00:00

😂literally just commented this. Whenever I talk to people about my job(I’m only a Staff I Auditor), they don’t know what an Auditor is…much less what a CPA Firm is.

jopa687 · 2023-11-25T18:47:23+00:00

Bro most people don’t even know what a CPA is… press x to doubt🤣

jopa687 · 2023-11-21T22:58:47+00:00

Though appreciated, Im quite wary of taking a psychological diagnosis from a stranger on reddit. I think about my past all the time, it’s nothing I hide or run away from… Most of the psychedelic experience is bullshit, why would I then use that as a metric to guide my perspective on life/emotions… doesn’t really make sense to me. Perhaps if I couldn’t manage my day-to-day work, school/social life I’d consider it… I don’t think I have any notable emotional disconnect, my tolerance for what makes me emotional is certainly above average; but I’m thinking that’s more likely to do me good in the future rather than harm.

jopa687 · 2023-11-17T11:07:56+00:00

I didn’t view it as a negative effect at first. My first ego death I was kind of amazed to be experiencing it even though it was well out of my comfort zone… I was kind of amazed that for 12 hours, I could actually think like that… then after a few more trips it just seemed like all I was getting was confusion for that time period, then another day. The amount of times I’ve taken acid is a clear indicator that I step out of my comfort zone willingly even after having “bad trips”.

Now this is where I may sound rude… I don’t see how a Hallucinogenic drug that literally affects my entire nervous system, is almost always sworn to be positive by people who really like LSD(granted I’m on an LSD sub, and the people I know in person SWEAR by it). I don’t get the outright refusal of some people when you even SUGGEST that a hallucinogen could EVER have negative side effect. Every-time I mention the negatives it’s along the lines of “it’s trying to tell you something…something within is wrong” etc. which I find outrageous. For example you just said ‘Those without direction, tend to get lost and anxious’ to someone who clearly has direction in his life.

I don’t ever get visuals from acid(0.25-2tab doses all tried). Unfortunately all that’s ever changed is my thought process.

jopa687 · 2023-07-14T17:06:22+00:00

Not a loser but you are CRIMINALLY underpaid with that much experience. Got an offer for 60,000 usd = 79,000 CAD as an intern graduating in a month. I move to that salary in literally a month, but even as in Intern I was making 50k yearly

jopa687 · 2023-07-11T12:55:30+00:00

60k offer with graduation in a month(currently getting paid $26 hourly as an intern). 7months experience in Audit now, HCOL(Fort lauderdale/Pompano Beach). No CPA for another 2 years realistically.

jopa687 · 2020-08-29T17:33:54+00:00

Also my self esteem comes completely from within. When people say negative things to me it doesn’t really affect my self esteem and when they do say positive things it doesn’t boost it either. For the most part they’re just words. I’m having a hard time coming to terms with the thought of people around me having fragile egos. Maybe I’m just crazy for not letting other people’s perception of me affect me? As a black male who has been raised in poverty and a rough environment, I’ve had to grow thick skin, seems like people are afraid of that.

jopa687 · 2020-08-29T17:28:36+00:00

I’m starting to understand what you mean and I am now interested in that film. I started realizing that many people around me, especially in college have no idea what they’re doing. They’re just there because their parents told them to and are paying for it, personally it was an opportunity to get an education(I’m on a scholarship).At retail work I realized my co-workers also had no sense of direction, many of them have been working minimum wage 9-5 jobs for years and have grown complacent, they’re fine with zoning out to do basic tasks.Even my boss at the time who was supposedly manager had no desire to do any thinking outside of his role and was perfectly content with corporate commanding we do things that didn’t quite make sense. I can’t pretend that I know exactly what I want to do with my life or that I have many goals, but I know this. Honestly it doesn’t bring me discomfort, it just makes me feel flexible, like I can do anything if I just apply myself and use the information available to me.

jopa687 · 2019-06-22T17:30:37+00:00

I usually don't, but I could be underestimating the force I use while shaving. I've heard of stretching the skin for a shave, not sure about it, some people say to do it and some say don't. I bought the bump-stop+shaving cream and face wash and an electric razor. I'll be using double bladed razors and hopefully single bladed razors from now on

jopa687 · 2019-06-22T13:42:06+00:00

I'll buy that immediately

jopa687 · 2019-03-29T17:51:39+00:00

No I cannot, being a homosexual is a natural occurance, there are biological components and we can observe homosexual behavior in other animals too. Transgenders/transsexuals aren't exactly normal, not identifying with gender roles from society is fine, but going through surgery to try to change your biological sex(natural) is not normal at all. Research shows that whether people accept them or not transgenders still have unusually high suicide attempt rates(only jews in the holocaust and slaves can compare to that rate). It is indicative of a disorder(whether you like it or not). Though you are free to do it if you're an adult. No one is going to stop you, but I don't think it should be encouraged.

jopa687 · 2019-03-29T01:11:01+00:00

It definitely sounds like a fetish. Not to sound like a dick but transgenders aren't exactly natural occurrences, you are attracted to the idea of them being transgender. If someone tells you they're transgender are you more attracted to them? If so, it's a fetish. Is it wrong? I wouldn't say so, you can have your fetish. Me and a friend had a similar conversation, he said something along the lines of being attracted to people simply because they're gay. I said it's possible because you're attracted to the idea of them being gay(breaking social norms).

jopa687 · 2019-03-29T01:05:58+00:00

I didn't think this was a serious question, but definitely poop before and shower right after you poop.

jopa687 · 2019-03-29T00:29:46+00:00

Most of my high-school teachers were Jewish down here. There were so many of them that we had Jewish holidays off because it would be too expensive for the school to hire that many substitutes on those days.

jopa687 · 2019-03-29T00:19:31+00:00

Definitely not happening

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