When is busy season usually over? Wondering if I can take a CPA exam second quarter or if I'll still be busy

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Busy busy Usually over in April. You may not be able to brute force it but could likely be prepared if you start studying well in advance. Good luck, you will do great

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Depends on your clients. A lot of public clients file early to mid February. However some audits pick right up where those leave off, not filing until late March or early April.

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Example, One year I had (1) public 12/31 client January - mid February with 60+ hours, (2) private 12/31 client March - mid April with 55+ hours, (3) private 3/31 client May - June with 50+ hours, (4) private 6/30 client mid July - early September 45+ hours. Meanwhile a friend was just on a public client year round so year end was 65+ hours, Q1 was 50+ hours, Q2 was 45+ hours, etc.

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My office doesn't finish busy season until end of May

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My busy season doesn’t end until the day before Christmas

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You'll still be busy.

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I started studying audit mid March and took it mid April and then immediately started reg and took that last day of May. My clients have 4/15 file dates and statutory audits that run through June. Long hours wrapped up around mid March though. I think it’s definitely do-able to take one

Depends on your client and deadlines, but you should be able to take one in Q2. Just be aware of the projected sign off date, but give a little buffer in case the engagement gets extended orbyou get picked up by another client.

BDO 1 what office are you?

Phoenix

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Depends heavily on your office. At mine, we're usually jammed through 3/15/end of March, busy but manageable though April, and relaxing in May.

Ours generally goes through the end of April and into the first week of May, then we slow down to 45-50 hour weeks until around June

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