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Entrance to Accounting Career

Internship. Entrance to Accounting Career. Thanh Vo. How I got my internship Company’s background Assignments Relevant accounting courses Benefits of an internship. Process of getting internship. Dr. Peden Company listing Public, private, governmental, non-profit

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Entrance to Accounting Career

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  1. Internship Entrance to Accounting Career Thanh Vo

  2. How I got my internship Company’s background Assignments Relevant accounting courses Benefits of an internship

  3. Process of getting internship • Dr. Peden • Company listing • Public, private, governmental, non-profit • Career center sign up • Resume’ • Interview Track—Time slot

  4. Process of getting internship • Interviews • Second interview • Thank-you letters

  5. Interviews • Research • Services, industries • Seeking values-Careers • Location • Vision, Mission, About us • Be prepared to ask questions • “What you see is what you get.”

  6. Second Interview • Rank the companies • In-house • Ask questions • Met a partner, & a manager • Had lunch with a senior & a staff

  7. Received the offer after lunch • Responded to the offer

  8. Kieckhafer Schiffer & Company, LLP • Offices: Irvine, Portland, San Diego • Partners & managers background • Traditional services: • Tax & auditing • Bookkeeping • Consulting • Clients: • High net worth individuals • Mid-market companies—Sales $5-150 millions Paperless

  9. Assignments • Training—8 hours/day for a week • File tax returns • Corporation • S-Corporation • Partnership • Trust • Individual • Assemble tax returns

  10. File tax return • Assignment: assigned, manager, senior • Workpaper • Trial balance • Balance sheet • Income statement • AJEs • M-1, M-2 • Verify ES payments • Reference workpaper

  11. File tax return • Dynalink workpaper to Tax Prep • Clear diagnostics • Prepare preparer’s review points • Scan all documents in Engagement

  12. File tax return • Forward it to senior or manager • Clear review points • Communication • Learning new things • Assemble tax return

  13. Relevant accounting courses • ACC 431 • Financial accounting: • Debit/Credit => increase/decrease • AJEs • Projects: • Real world cases: Ritz-Carlton • Team work: handle team members • Time management: priority of assignments

  14. Benefits • Real-world experience • Test the water • Like the company? • Like the profession? • Entrance to a career • Full-time offer • Put on resumé

  15. Last thoughts… • Be prepared • Interviews • Options • Changes in lifestyle • Attitude • Willing to learn • Positive • Professional

  16. How I got my internship • Company’s background • Assignments • Relevant accounting courses • Benefits of internship Thank you! Questions?

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