BDO Tax Manager expectations? May jump to BDO, but skeptical as to what to expect as far as billable hours during busy season and non busy season as well as how the role will differ from my current tax manager role.

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What should be busy season will never stop, and what should be busy season will be a nightmare.

In my group, we’d have 55-65 mandatory charge hours during busy season, but which sounds reasonable. But then they’d have a bunch of mandatory meetings in there that sucked up time, and you’d have to make up for it. I quit at the beginning of the Great Resignation, and they’re even more short of seniors now, without a super robust pipeline.

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Don’t do it

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I echo BDO1. I guess it depends on the office, but it wasn’t a fun experience. Busy season was the worst I’d ever experienced.

And I’ll bet they have a pretty good comp increase too, right?

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Not bad. I have an offer for Baker Tilly as well. Same comp.

Want to try crowe? No harm in doing an interview

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Really depends on region/ office. Worked about 2500 total hours last fiscal year.

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