Chapter 1, Problem 39ITC

Will Williams, a college senior, has begun the interviewing process. He has discovered a great variety of organizations in search of “accounting majors.” He finds that various public accounting firms, corporations, the GAO, and the IRS are all interviewing candidates at his school. Will has come to you for advice. He has suggested that although he has had only one class session of auditing, he already realizes that it is going to be a great course; however, he also especially enjoyed his tax and accounting systems courses.

Required:

Compare and contrast his possibilities with public accounting firms, corporations, the GAO, and the IRS if he wishes to emphasize the following areas of expertise:

1. a.      Taxation.
2. b.      Auditing.
3. c.       Systems design.

For example, first compare and contrast his likely responsibilities with each of the above organizations if he chooses to emphasize taxation.