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Not-so-secret diary of a CPA (part II)

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Grow Your Means - Career

I talked a little bit about how I managed to join the accounting profession even though I didn’t start out with such an intent when I was in Junior College. Sometimes when you look back at the choices you make in life, the context in which the decisions are made can be based on just one or two remarks by key people in your life.

Context of a CPA

So what does a CPA do to earn his daily bread? In general, the accounting profession allows you to move into three distinct areas: accounting, audit and tax. In reality, audit and tax are relatively narrow in focus and you can specialise in these tracks. Continue reading

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