What are the pros and cons of working in SALT? i.e. long term career options

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Right. Only about a third of our salt group does state compliance. The rest is credits and incentives, VAT, and sales and use. I'd say pros: better work life balance than other groups and minimal travel. Cons: almost impossible to become a partner (Executive Director is more likely, but still really hard), and more limited exit opportunities

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What's that?

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Pro - a lot of billable hours. Con - get screwed from fed, international, and any other tax group that touches the return before you

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@TA1 - OP didn't say SALT compliance - there is also lots of consulting opportunities there

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Not sure about the Income Tax side, but at least with my experience with the Sales & Use Tax side, you do quite a bit of consulting/researching for the client to help them avoid paying sales & use tax. Nexus is a big thing.

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Following this post, I'm curious too.

How do I transfer into SALT ?

I'm in SALT income franchise. My job is minimal compliance; fortunately, my focus is mainly consulting.

worked in salt for a bit. one of the staff kept saying "get out while you can." so I did just that. never looked back.

@RSM1 what do you do now?

Long term it will limit your exit strategies, but overall the work itself is pretty interesting. Source: Been in SALT for 8 years

Pros: none. Cons: salt sucks

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