Yeah….. I should probably take some PTO.

Also, I noticed this pay period, my PTO stopped at 96 hours exactly, so it shorted me a few hours, does anyone know if BDO says 96 is the most, you can’t bank anymore after that? I don’t see anything in the handbook.

What happens to remaining paid leaves and sick leaves after year end, that is 31st Dec. Do they lapse or get added to next year's leaves or is it compensated?

Does Cerner provide sodexo card ?

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I have “unlimited vacation” at my firm. How much vacation/PTO is given at big law firms that don’t have unlimited?

hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

Where is everyone trying to go on holiday this year? 🏝🏔🚞✈️

McKinsey fishes: I’m now in final round of interviews. Realized I don’t know anything about the benefits package. What are the key things you like about benefits, e.g. the free health plans?

I have a question for established FAs with staff. How much vacation time do you give your longest tenured employee and how many years has the person worked with you?

Any possibility of postponing the LWD by the manager here in CGI, even we have not taken any leaves?

What’s been your most impressive/successful salary negotiation when you’ve received an offer? Did you manage to get way more PTO or other perks?

Looking to exit UTHEALTH SA for other opportunities. Healthcare is great but pay/retirement is womp-womp. How is comp and benefits at your company? Can someone who has been in academic medicine as a Clinical Reporting Analyst transition to other industries? Thoughts fishies.

What are some of the perks of working for Deloitte?

Do Optum offers some relocation benefits. Like inital days staying at some guest house/hotels.?
If yes then to whom we have to reach out?

When is it either allowed or seen as OK to start using FTO? I recently started here and while I’m not looking to slack off and take time off, I just want to know how it works. (Plus, I don’t want to not use something that I can or should use.) Elementary stuff, I know. But I’ve freelanced my whole career until now. Thanks

My firm’s holiday party is on a weekday after work. I can just wear what I’d normally wear to work for that day, right?

Do big4 directors retire with the same benefits as partner or some other?

Do EY India give diwali bonus or any gifts on diwali.

I recently had an initial interview for a technical recruiter position. The guy on the phone stated that this is not a 9-5 job and long hours are expected. I proceed to ask how much PTO is offered and he said that is not recommend within the first 6 months of working and the harder you work the more PTO you receive. From that conversation, I saw instant red flags. Any thoughts?

Another salesman told a client their ad campaign would be ready next week. Today our supervisor told me to help him, but he has hardly even started the work. Is there any way for me to point this out without feeling like a jerk

I'm two thirds through the PMA Core Certification, and the info is great but the tests are a joke. They need to contract with an educator that specializes in testing and assessment to come in and develop exams that actually measure if you know the material. The bad test design devalues the certification. Not to zero, but I definitely will not be proud to have earned it. It just means I had $1300 and sat through 15 hours of video lectures.

Hi fishes,
I am seeking some guidance on how to enter supy chain consulting. I have been into shipping for 3-4 years. B.Tech from BITS Pilani (marine engineering). Suggestions or any help would be appreciated.

Hey team - currently negotiating compensation at a series C US based startup. Director level with 50% travel to APAC. Reporting to COO. What comp should I ask for?

If anybody is aware of global compliance process for international travel request, kindly help me with the timeline and while process?

I have already uploaded COC Application onto EPFO portal after verification from TCS compliance team and now status shows as waiting for employer’s approval.
Does anyone has idea how long more will it take to complete this and what are the next step?
My travel date is in the second week of November and other clearances are dependent on this check.

Karen what is the creative best work of your career? What work propelled you to your current role?

Have any of you mentored a student? College or high school?

First baby coming later this year. Looking to buy an SUV. Preferably couple years preowned with under 30k miles on them. Shortlisted BMW X3 , Volvo XC60, Jeep Grand Cherokee. Any other recommendations? Also is Jeep GC even worth considering?

Hi Fishes..
Which one to join Capgemini or IBM?
CapG - Team lead B1 - 17 fixed, 1jb
IBM - Consultant 7A - 18.5 fixed, 2jb
Skills : IBP, O9
YOE - 5.8
RELEVANT EXP - 2.5

Hi all! I've got an SEO question I'm hoping someone can help with:
How do you choose keywords to target in a blog when you're writing a blog that appears on multiple country specific versions of a given website? Do you use a mix of keywords from each region/country in one blog, or create different versions of the same blog with slight keyword differences based on the country?
Feel free to DM me if you want! thanks in advance from an entry level content marketer. :)

Currently i am in Chennai, I need to relocate to Bangalore and my joining date is Sep end. So can i relocate by Aug mid and can i claim my relocation charges (movers and packers) once i join the company?

Once i withdraw resignation, are there consequences?

Hope: After a little over two weeks of no communication following what felt like a very good interview, today I sent a “just checking in” type email to the hiring manager. Twenty minutes later (cont)

Interview tomorrow for a tax associate opening at RSM. Been working in a mid-size city (different firm) that is about 70 minutes from this new home office in a larger metro. How flexible is WFH or dual model going forward post Covid? Am interested in this position and going to tax, but not be able to relocate for family reasons. Don’t want to drive 700 miles per week M-F. What will dual model be like going forward? 1-2 times week, 4-5 month? Seems like tax was more flexible than audit pre-Covid

Can anyone share what's the minimum and max package one can expect in Band 8 in Kyndryl. Its little urgent so a quick response would be appreciated.

Anyone recommend their firm for fed tax? Looking to stay in PA in a top 20 to continue working remotely.

At any level above Senior, how do u manage the relationship between utilization and realization, which is an inverse relationship. Seems to be either blow the budget (and write it off), or eat a lot of time.

Can you apply for a per diem tax job besides your full time tax accountant job? Both are public

For those managers and senior managers who are directly working with new staff and interns - how are you maintaining the quality? I am at a breaking point now as I have no seniors on 3 of my clients. How am I supposed to concentrate on complex allocations if I have to do all the updates on basic M-1s. All the experienced S2 and S3s I trained got pulled into other engagements as acting managers. I am about to smash my laptop into pieces 😫

I’m so stressed out I just randomly burst into tears…that’s not normal even for this profession, is it?

Is the market due for a correction anytime soon?

Hi everyone, i think of starting part time side tax prep practice. Will you form a c corp? I am working in public now

Busy season never seems to end. Question, am I burned out or is this normal? I was very stressed during busy season until now. I sort of feel a calm sense of not caring anymore. We have extended our busy season until 5/15, but I really just don’t feel like I care...

Hi all, the reference letters for cpa licensure must be signed by a cpa? Ma licensing

Salaries for senior associate through senior manager at national tax office?

NJ Personal Income tax question:
My wife and I file a joint return. We were part time residents in 2020z unfortunately, we both filed our joint tax return. My wife sent via paper and I sent electronically. Any idea what happens now? Can't get ahold of anyone.
To make matters worse - NJ doesn't have a paper part time resident return - so you file a resident and non resident separately. Ours net to a refund but the resident one shows a large amount due and the non resident shows a large cont...

I know I'm in the minority here (and I swear this isn't a brag) but is anyone else less stressed this busy season working from home, and finding issues focusing because of it? My work is getting done, but just very very slowly. I'm able to sleep throughout the night and not wake up early (which is a huge negative right now) and literally feel no need to stay glued to my computer as in prior years. Am I broken?

Hi Tax Fishes,

Anyone can refer me to Deloitte for A2 M&A Tax Role?

Many thanks in advance 👏🏻

Manager salary in NYC for general tax

PWC phone question - started at pwc last month from a non b4 firm. If I order a new phone off the if pwc website, can I switch it with another phone? My current phone is about to die so I was...

Am I understanding utilization rate correctly? It’s chargeable time over total time? Charged 40 hours and had 10 hours non-charge so my utilization is 80%? If so, wouldn’t it benefit me to understate non-charge hours so my utilization is higher since they only really care about chargeable time anyways? Charge 40 hours still but only put 5 hours non-charge for utilization to be 89% instead of 80%? Or am I misunderstanding how utilization works?

Compliance question here, I have always thought of the SALT deduction on the fed return as a perm item & have treated as such in such sch M-3. I see that some people put it as a temp on sch M-3. What is the justification for treating it as a temp on the M-3. You don’t set up a deferred on the def RF for the state tax deduct & it is also a rate impacting item (I know that some temps can be rate impacting). But this all leaves me to side with perm. Does anyone know the logic behind temp treatment?

First-year tax staff that started end of Q3, and just had my first year-end performance evaluation meeting. Still a blank slate in terms of tax experience, but I honestly do have a slight interest in international tax. Brought it up and I was given some names to find some work opportunities in that area. Besides SALT, any other specialized areas I should try to get some experience in? Also open to any tips and tricks to help tailor my workflow and experiences for the months to come.

After working 5+ years and letting life happen, I ended up back with a staff title (no career/group change). Everyone said I was doing well throughout my career. But most of peers are now managers, senior managers, directors, controllers, etc. I really don’t want to compare, but how do I deal with this so it doesn’t bother me? Has anyone else been in this situation? I feel partly ashamed because all of the work I put in didn’t get me very far in my career.

So I worked from home yesterday and my husband had a sneak peak on my meetings with clients (which I’m very new to being a senior). He mention that I should read some sales pitch books of some sorts so I can get a process down and not be drain from having genuine conversations with every client. I think it’s a great idea. Anyone have thoughts or recommendation?