Fellow accountants please help clarify - due to the wildfires, CA residents can delay filing and paying both federal and state taxes till October 2025. However, does the potential interest on additional taxes due still accrue from April?

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Hi Fishes,

Is there a minimum tenure that one has to serve in ZS to ask for office transfers? (within India)

And how often do they get accepted and the general sentiment by the management when one asks for it?

Assuming that my team works from Pune (and i like the job scope) but would like to relocate to Bangalore office (hometown) once the team stabilizes and processes are in place.

Would love to talk with you on DMs if you have any experience similar to this.

TIA!

Any Atomic Habit readers here? I’m brainstorming identity-based habits for two things I want to change:

-I want to bill more hours, so my goal is to become the type of person who bills at least 8 a day
-I want to drink less alcohol, so my goal is to become the type of person who drinks occasionally

Neither of these feel that helpful. Any one have suggestions for other identity-based goals that get at these changes I want to make?

Is there a ceiling in BD&L work both in consulting and in industry for those who didn’t do a PhD or MD? I feel like most of the individuals I see in these roles at senior levels have one or both degrees. Am I “wasting” time taking projects in these spaces if I only plan on getting an MBA?

What's the avg salary of a bi engineer with 4 years of experience at Paypal?

Trinity / ex Trinity folks: What are your thoughts on working at Waltham vs. remote offices? Considering transferring offices / moving remote

What book has inspired you the most in life principles, or your career in finance?

If I got a raise for every micro aggression I’ve received while at my current agency, I’d be in a really high income bracket! Hah.

A good friend is looking for a Hispanic multicultural strategy/ planning director- based in NYC.

Where are all the good POC in social strategy? I’ve got teams to build in NYC & Chicago and no luck with solid candidates.

If you could change anything to increase minority representation in marketing, what would you change? I think I'd want at least 2-3 minority employees in creative leadership positions to make sure things like colorism in ads less likely to pass the final edit.

3L with mostly A’s and B’s. I am having the worst luck trying to find work for after school and my experience working with lawyers has left me completely dejected. I cannot get an interview to save my life. I was so excited to get an externship summer after 2L with a small business and IP firm only to get yelled at on the phone a few times for not doing an assignment correctly. Mind you, I was working FOR FREE as it was a school connected externship. That made me never want to work in the law.

I'm trying to choose between IBM Corporate Strategy and Innosight. I like both opportunities. Innosight pays more, but I've never had a big brand like IBM on my resume. Additionally, I'm worried whether Innosight's exit opportunities are slimmer than IBM. Would anyone have some advice on what I should pick / how I should think about this?

Any insight on working as a staff attorney at Sidley as far as pay, growth, hours, etc.? I had someone reach out to me about a staff attorney role there and just want to hear opinions.

Difference between utilization and adjusted utilization? Utilization is below 80% but adjusted is 99%.

Does EY GDS and EY Global have separate sets of clients or does GDS aide Global in its operations ? I have an SAP offer from GDS but worried if I'll actually get any direct client exposure.

Hi Fishes,

I am a MBA-Finance professional with 10 years of experience in Handling Finance, Accounts and Taxation in SAP.

Please let me know if any job opportunities with your reference.

Thanks and Regards,

Suraj Amin

Why does EY not sponsor internationals working under CPT for one day masters program? Can we all ask for the firm? Or at least provide a better GEOC program.. They will send us to a random country..

How much does a typical GC process cost to employers? Incl lawyer and filing fees for PERM, i140, i485. Thanks!

How many of you are receiving requests for feedback from people you hardly worked with this cycle?

Highest number of billable hours you have seen in a year?

Me: Hi, can I please get a report of (insert report name here)?
Individual: *sends screenshot*
Me: This is great! Can you please send to me the report?
Individual: *sends screenshot of another report*
Me: You know what, never mind! *copies and pastes screenshots into word document and adds to the audit file* Done!

What’s the best answer/action when a partner asks you for a deliverable but it’s been sitting for manager review for a couple days?

How about the accountant who was the emergency goalie last night for the Blackhawks. Wonder if he is on here 😂

If minimum wage is increased to $15 dollars, what else do you think will be affected? Do you think other salaries will increase, do you think there will be a jump in prices, or will there be no changes besides less people in poverty?

Think I forgot to test an automated control...how screwed am I ?

Health question: How to deal with chronic back pain? I may have a herniated disc and wondering if surgery is a viable option. I hate being restricted actively and constantly reinjuring myself.

Are all industry accounting positions exempt from requiring only 40 hour work week

Does anybody else NOT have their work profile / email / chat on their phone?

I used to carry 2 phones but got an XS MAX and now just carry one and forwarded my work SIM to my personal number

Tax senior with CPA at small firm. Best way to get to Big 4 audit? (LA or OC) Went to non-target so little to no alumni at B4. I don’t mind the switch to a lower title since audit was always my preference and was never a fan of tax (stayed local for family).

If you put in your 2-week notice and they cut you off that same day for going to a competitor, would you still get paid for the remaining 2 week period? (Assuming it's the start of the period)

I feel like I need a career coach because I am considering switching jobs but I don’t know where to go or where to start. I feel really overwhelmed and don’t know what I’m qualified for. And then always worried another job could be worse than the one I’m in now. Am I the only one like this? Where do you start? I can look at job postings and all but idk what I want to do long term. Especially with WFH I feel like there’s absolutely no networking or anyone to talk to outside of my team

Hi everyone! Please DM me if anyone is interested in joining BDO. Thank you in advance! :)

When is your tier rating for the FY18 locked in? Is your tier rating already official?

Just accepted an offer. Would you recommend holding off on telling anyone on my team until I give notice? I just want to give them as much advance notice as possible so they can plan ahead

I love reading fishbowl during my bathroom breaks. Keeps me sane during busy season.

Does it sadden you to see coworkers leaving your firm? If so, how do you cope with it?