Recommended tax preparers in NYC/CT/online or layman's guide to multi state returns diy? NYC office but CT resident and 80% travel, filing a nonresident nys return has me wrapped around the axle.

Rolled my old 401k over to a rollover IRA under the same brokerage and lost some money. What the hell did I do wrong? It was a direct rollover btw

So what percentage of your income are you spending on rent? Any insights in Dallas would be greatly appreciated!

What did you do with 401k from prior company? Did you roll it over to Deloitte?

How common are MPAs/do I need one? I worked for EY in tax and left to go to a state office of management and budget to work on tax policy. I’m also doing cost benefit analysis for rules. Cont’d

What do travel, utilization requirements (billable hours?), and work-life look like for those of you working in the Cloud space?

Boston based producer/director/DP here! Specializing in crazy deadlines and last minute travel.

How do you all feel about Return to Office with the delta variant now getting serious? Things look like they’re getting more serious, even with a vaccine.

Will ETH 2.0 make ETH obsolete (investment wise)? Meaning, with the ETH I own now be useless? Can someone explain please? I tried reading online but not fully understanding. TIA

What would be your advice if someone asked: “I’m debating right now on buying a car or moving to the city close to a metro station so that I maybe won’t need to buy a car for awhile. I plan to buy a car at some point but I figured rent is so expensive that if I get a place close to a metro I won’t need to worry about it. But what I was going to ask you is do you think there’s a “good time” to sign a lease ? I work in Arlington but I’d like to be in DC. I’m looking for a 1br 1bath. “

It literally makes no sense why the stock market is up

Anyone playing play-to-earn crypto games? Starting to get into this realm & looking to hear what people are playing. Right now I’m playing DeFi Kingdoms and DeFi Land

For any of you real estate investors, what tools or sources did you learn from when getting started. Can’t find a mentor currently so want to find some highly recommended books or videos. If focused on the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Long Island mainly) that would be even better. My hope is to buy and rent out a apartment while also owning a house and house hacking that by renting part of it out. Trying to understand all the steps, traps, and how to find if it’s a good investment.

Anyone ever used EF Ultimate or a similar group travel company to book trips?

Stupid question but getting a divorce now and having a hard time figuring out what to do with sentimental things such as wedding pictures, travel pics, ornaments we bought together, etc. What did you do? Relationship was over 12 years and don’t know what to do. Should I jus pretend that those 12 years never happened or she was not there?

Divorce is amicable and based on growing apart rather than bc of cheating or fighting or anything else..

Best way to travel from NYC to DC?

What the hell did they do to the Marriott app?

I have got an offer from Tata Motors ( Connect Cars Division) for the role of Sr.PM.
6 Days working, hybrid (Alt. Sat off)

CCTC - 14LPA
Offered CTC - 20LPA (incl. 10% variable)


Would it be a good switch considering I am into IT projects and I have solid understanding into cloud devops and data analytics tech stacks.

Which of your individual stocks have yielded highest returns?

Any recs for hotels and activities in Cancun and Tulum? I'm ambassador on Marriott, but cash seems to be way cheaper for hotels in Cancun and Tulum doesn't have Marriott properties.

Please help me get 11 likes so that I can use direct message feature. Thanks in advance🙌🏻

Hi fishes,
Do we have any IGNOU graduates?
I need some help with those fishes.
If anyone is there, please let me know.
I need some help. We fishes can only help each other.
Waiting for you fishes

What are the issues with doing a day 1 CPT ?

I got the h1b lottery last year but haven’t got it stamped in my home country yet ( have been in the states this whole time). With this EO, can i still go back and get the stamp and come back? Sorry if this has been asked before, i wasn’t able to find it.

Is anyone here aware of how is Amazon Canada’s compensation structured and their benchmark salaries as per their levels? I was talking to their recruiter and noticed they don’t transparently tell about their budget for the role, making it hard to put in a right demand or expectation. Hence figuring out if someone has a clue here

Need advice: currently have no investments in any form but looking to start with $25k. I have been slowly learning by myself but would appreciate insight on where to start. Recommendations on ETFs or index funds? TYIA

How's the appraisal for December. I joined on Jan 2022, am I eligible for it?

Need to buy husband a gift for his first birthday since we married. Low maintenance man who likes tech gadgets and gifts that have thought and meaning behind them. Ideas please!?

I need 11 likes.

🏆 Inspo Thread 🏆
Getting laid off is tough—let's use this thread to lift each other up and share any inspiration or encouragement you've encountered while navigating this difficult time.

What’s the salary range for an Account Director in KC?

Recently had a recruiter reach out offering $58K for a brand new to banking hire. I’ve been with my company for 4 years & don’t even crack $45K. Same metro market, same job. How does one approach that conversation? With my boss or HR?

Hello Fishes,
Need suggestions.
IBM ( X LPA)
HARMAN ( X + 1.74 )
Skill: Java
This will be my first switch. Could anyone please help me which one should I choose.

Note: Money doesn't matter. Work life balance and learning opportunity matters.

I have two years experience in personal injury litigation and am looking to jump over to an established oil and gas firm. What is the expected salary and work life balance in Texas? Thanks.

How is the growth and exit opportunities for Finance and Shared Services Outsourcing advisory teams in Big 4? My current profile is more towards secondary research and benchmarking (some exposure to outsourcing advisory)? Does it make sense to leave my current role for Finance and SSC team in another big 4?

My Profile:

MBA (tier 2) Senior Analyst KPMG

Does anyone happen to know the PwC discount codes for Hilton and Marriott hotels...asking for a friend

Can someone explain how the amount in line 6 (taxable income) of form 8990 is calculated? Is it just taxable income less ALL interest expense for that year?

Just got into a full time grad program for international affairs that starts in January of 2021. (completely changing careers). I need to stay working at my firm until then and possible after to get the billable hours for my CPA. I passed all 4 exams and I refuse to give let that go to waste...... how do I tell my employer I'll be going to school in a way that they'll still let me work part time? Extremely nervous they're just going to let me go.

Do people on work visa in the UK, get access to NHS benefits? If yes, does it cover ALL medical costs and ALL medication too?

Regretting not taking a vacation before busy season already!

Two questions for those of you at Big 4/other national firms:

1) At what level do you really start to see the entire tax return from start to finish?

2) How much is the “why” emphasized in training new associates on how to perform certain tasks?

I work at a smaller regional firm with roughly 70 employees (never been at a firm larger than 300 people), and I’ve been involved with many interviews of candidates from Big 4 firms where I walked away very unimpressed. Cont...

Can someone explain to me in plain English the difference between 1231 gain vs 1250 gain? How do I know which one to use to code/classify in my software?

What are some cool tax projects you've used alteryx for?

How is work life balance in HF/PE tax in private?

Anyone here in the PWC global structuring group. How is the WLB compared to compliance? This is for the Northeast market.

Publicly traded corporation to which we provide tax services only. No attest services, so technically independent. Can we purchase shares? Asking for a friend.

Thoughts on kpmg’s m&a tax team in Chicago?

Tax folks in industry, how do you keep your knowledge current? Is there any conference, group, community or events that are specifically designed for industry tax folks? I don’t currently feel I have a lot of support as I’m the only tax person in the company. I would like to know what I need to look for, deadlines for in-company tax compliance, and keep being updated on forever changing tax laws. Help🥺

Anyone here working at MGO? what’s the company like?

Anyone have insight into Andersen Chicago? TIA.

Deloitte folks/alumni - difference between senior in pure ITS vs senior in international PE/IM? Pure ITS sounds more Corp/prov with compliance baked in. Sounds like PE/IM is a K-1 prep heavy gig. Accurate?

Also - how does it compare to PwC's ITS tax consulting Senior role? Heard PwC is more consulting based. Yes? Comp is comparable between the 2.

Is there a level in PA tax at which you no longer do crazy overtime and it’s more like 50hrs during busy season? I’ve only seen people working even more as they move up.

Broad question - how’s PwC Midwest region?

Transitioning into M&A Tax soon as an experienced associate from a specialized group within SALT. Anyone have any advice on how to overcome the learning curve (things to brush up on and know) and be able to get off to a running start?