How difficult is it to hit revenue targets as an audit partner? I’m sure recurring audits help in addition to scope increases from time to time, but it seems like an uphill battle in terms of new audit clients.

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Try being on the advisory side.

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Or Transactions. Or Tax consulting. Zero book every year to start lol.

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This is a PRP discussion topic. Rev goals feel like a black box sometimes and understanding your target relative to the broader group is helpful. I’ve also had a situation where a client was double counted and my rev goal was reduced to account for that.

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