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Partners in Accounting

A private bowl for partners, principals, and MDs in Accounting to compare experiences across life and work.

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  1. Partner

    Do all big 4 firms do “fixed” earnings per unit for the first few years?

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  2. works at KPMG

    Can any partner give insight into first year audit partner comp in new York area. Appreciate it.

  3. works at EY

    UK - non London partner distribution in audit at top 10 firm. I know depends but looking for ball park. US partner looking to relocate and want ball park before investing time in this.

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  4. Tax Partner

    I’m struggling with motivation to keep selling more work. Revenue growth averages 20% every year since making partner an and now carrying 5m in annual revenue. Pay is not tied to sales or revenue and ...

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  5. Tax Partner

    Don’t mean any disrespect to all audit partners, but why do many of them treat tax partners as if they are incompetent idiots always checking in on our work, deciding that tax fees are too high, criti...

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  6. works at EY

    How much are GT partners getting paid out on the PE deal??

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  7. Partner

    Wanted to get a pulse on partner charge hour requirements at firms through this bowl - newly admitted and at my top 50 firm we have a charge hour goal of 1,000+ hours? Not sure how the economics of an...

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  8. Partner

    How many partner evaluation categories does your firm have and what are they? Our firm is currently revamping ours and I feel like we may be headed down a road of having too many. (8 to 10) This will ...

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  9. Partner

    Hi Partners Seeking some help. This may be good for you or someone you know. Seeking a HNW Tax Expert to make a Lateral Partner move. - Lead the firm's HNW practice - Possible OMP role in a smaller...

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  10. works at Crowe

    Any recommendations for sales training specific to public accounting - courses, books, or coaching?

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  11. Tax Partner

    Any insight/general feedback from Baker Tilly partners on PE acquisition?

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  12. Partner

    Any firms out there that offer a reduced workload for partners?

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  13. Tax Partner

    You know you’re getting old when you take pleasure in giving clients bad news due to their mistakes and oversights.

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  14. Partner

    Considering expanding our family and curious what others experience has been with taking a maternity leave as a partner. Did you get adequate time away from work to spend with the baby? How was your w...

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  15. Partner

    Being asked to relocate by my firm from LCOL to HCOL. We just moved personally and have put a lot of money into renovating the home we purchased. More than I’ll be able to get in the short term. Also ...

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  16. Partner

    Never a shortage of things to do but anyone else just say screw it and not do anything for a day or two? Really feeling burnt out and with holidays, motivation is in the toilet.

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  17. Partner

    Holy taxes… just made partner and don’t think I’m going to take home any more money than I did last year…are there any commonly used tax mitigation techniques that you have utilized during your time a...

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  18. Partner

    What is the avg pay for a tax partner in deloitte?

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  19. Audit Partner

    Top 10 firms - how many years after buying in the firm were you able to buy additional shares/units and what did it take to get past the initial “level”.

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  20. Partner

    Being recruited by a top 10 firm, accounting advisory practice in NYC. Im a 4th year partner, early 40s in age (18 years of experience post college) at a smaller firm. What should I expect my salary t...

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