Anyone here have aspirations of owning their own CPA firm?

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Working on my CPA now. I think a small firm would be fun

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I have one tax season and a year of audit experience. Thinking about getting an online tax prep job this spring to get more practice.

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No, I prefer to do my work and go home. I wouldn't want to make work my whole life.

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Not really because your whole financial stability is dependent on whether or not your business is doing well. I couldn't rest. Most people who start their own businesses work WAY more. Most new businesses also fail and/or rack of debt for many years.

I'll add that you are never really at the mercy of your employer because you can quit and change employers at any time. As soon as you're not happy with the benefits you're receiving or WLB or whatever, you can walk away no strings attached. You can't do that with your own business because your investments are on the line.

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No

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For a while yes. I worked for a small firm in college and loved it. Overall environment was super chill & the two partners made decent $.

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