If I get my Masters in Tax or Accounting at my age - 50 years old, will it be difficult to impossible to get a job in any area of Tax ? Do not need or want Big 4. Medium Size firm with little to no overnight travel. My Bachelor’s is in accounting and did tax, audit, month end close for 10 years and the last 20 years I was in a family business that just sold.

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Yes you can, but you will start off making 70k a year

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Mid size is around 70k, not sure about smaller firms.

I’m almost the same age and asked my mentor the same question a couple years ago. The answer was that since I have focused most of my career in SALT that I’m better off getting a graduate certificate in SALT.

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Did you get paid from the sale of the business?

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What exactly are you looking to do? You have an accounting background with some tax. Are you looking for s try level in public accounting? That's typically what MST will do for you.

I'm in my 40s. I have seen older entry level staff...usually don't do so well but it will really depend on you individually.

Depends on your school too. My masters program had great connections to accounting firms. We interviewed before our program started and almost all of us had job offers before the end of the first semester. Most went to big 4, some chose mid or regional

I if you are interested in working for a local tax prep and bookkeeping firm, dm me

I don’t think it’s worth it at your age. The tuition cost and the opportunity cost combined with the short payback period mean you will be better off probably partnering with a CPA who needs some help in their practice, and learning from that person.

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