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Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by perplexed825

perplexed825 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:59 +0000

Both are good fields, but I know a tax attorney who couldn't get a job after he turned 50. Law firms are funny like that. You won't have the same problem as an accountant.
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Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by just_hanging_out

just_hanging_out — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:17:59 +0000

My wife is just graduating with an accounting degree, and she is trying to encourage me to go to law school (I won’t, I teach high school – which is good for me!)

Both work hard, lawyer gets paid more. Accountants are pretty much a dime a dozen, you really have to settle for entry level work for 2 or 3 years before there is potential for advancement. A friend of ours is a CPA, and he gets really frustrated, because he has to work so many hours, and he doesn’t get fairly compensated (although I’m sure he makes 10 or 20K more than me).

This is what I could suggest: get your undergrad in Accounting, and then go to law school. Then you could have your pick on what to do!!
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Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by sahel578

sahel578 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:02:59 +0000

tax lawyer makes more money
accountant needs to be CPA to make decent salary, but still will not make what the attorney makes
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i work in corporate law

Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by SHASHA

SHASHA — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:59 +0000

Accountant because you can get a job anywhere in the country.
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Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by George P

George P — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:59 +0000

Both are boring. become a lion tamer.
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Comment on Which career do you think would be better to choose a tax lawyer or an accountant? by Jon

Jon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:59 +0000

If you like the money and can handle the stress go for the lawyer job first. You will need to stay in school a lot longer, too. An accountant still has to know his stuff but is not in the same league both in abilities, stress and education levels. You could be going to school to become a tax lawyer and working on the side as an accountant. After all you need the practice of burning the candle from both ends to make a highly successful attorney.
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Comment on San Diego Accounting jobs, Accounting Career San Diego by DoctorMontalban

DoctorMontalban — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:04:04 +0000

That wasn’t cheesy.
That wasn’t cheesy.

Comment on How is the Accounting Career? by atomicfrog81

atomicfrog81 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:08:59 +0000

Depending on the type of accounting you do, tax season can be very stressful. From the first of the year up until April 15th, or so. My friend does accounting work for a large insurance company. The plus side is that he's always in demand by various businesses, so jumping ship would be easy for him. The downside is that he says the job is dull as hell. Personally, that seems like my idea of purgatory. But to each their own. Try and job shadow somebody, or get an internship to test the waters. Sometimes seeing the environment you may be working in can really open your eyes. Good luck!
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Comment on How is the Accounting Career? by Marleaux

Marleaux — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:59 +0000

You should try to switch to Finance. Accounting sucks. I was an acctng major until I found out the salaries of the accntnts at my job. The financial analyst make much much more. But I guess it depends on which field of accntng you chose.

I switched to an art major because I realized that acctng wasn’t for me. I’ve always been good in math, so my teachers told me to go into acctng. I followed their advice and realized that it’s something that I didn’t want to do my whole life. Luckily I was able to transfer out of the acctng dept at my current job and I’m now a Lease Administrator. It’s still apart of the acctng dept, but we work with the numbers less and we analyzed the leases more. So as far as my career goes, I’ll stick with commercial real estate, but I’ll pass on acctng.

Also try an internship and see if you like it.
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Comment on How is the Accounting Career? by paeradio

paeradio — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:18:59 +0000

I am a technical writer for the government, who writes training material for software (S.A.P.). I work with accountants daily.

It would depend on the type of accounting field you chose as to which are more stressful and the type of person u are.

"Grant" accounting is very stressful…that I know.

Look at the trade magazines for the accounting profession and see where the trends are going. Whichever direction you chose, get your CPA and Masters Degree as soon as possible. The longer you wait to get them…the harder it will be to try working class schedules into any existing work schedule.

Go online a look for "salary surveys" to get an idea of where the best paying locations and paths are in acct.

In acct, you are often telling people "NO", so u can imagine how appreciated you are.

However, if you save someone $$ or get them out of trouble for something crazy they have done…they will appreciate it.

Don’t expect someone to pat u on the back daily and say "thanks" for telling me "NO".

If you find it rewarding to locate a "missing" dollar in an equasion…then accounting…and maybe auditing is your field.

Best wishes.
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