New York, Week 8 – First US tax return
The busy season has finally hit the office and this week I got involved with two new fund groups for which I had to prepare extensions. I also completed my first US tax return (Federal and State) for review.
On Sunday, Aoife (a fellow secondee) and I booked a bridal appointment with David’s Bridal to try on some wedding dresses. On the way there we walked through Madison Square Park soaking up some much needed sunny weather. We had great time trying on the Vera Wang, Zac Posen and Jenny Packham dresses to find the one. We weren’t successful this time, but we hope to have better luck next time. To round off the day we treated ourselves to a manicure afterwards!
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 7 – Learning so much
I have now completed my two broker dealer audits, meeting the final deadline of February 29th with a week to spare. I have been assigned a new job which I am looking forward to as this time it is the audit of a fund. I am working directly with my manager which is great as I am learning so much.
A friend from Ireland came to visit this weekend so we all headed out with some American friends to show her around New York. It was a very fun evening being driven around the city getting a feel for the real New York lifestyle.
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 7 – Hard work paying off
My first job is now nearly complete which meant the last week was quite busy, but it’s nice to see the hard work paying off. I’m looking forward to being able to focus fully on my other client now.
A friend from home came to visit last week, which meant it was time to explore the city again. Thankfully the weather was beautiful so we walked downtown and took a ferry out to Ellis Island where we saw the Statue of Liberty up close and researched our Irish ancestors at the Immigration Museum.
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 7 – Preparing State returns
“Busy Season” has officially hit resulting in late nights and Saturdays in the office. At this point I am working mainly on 1065 Partnership returns for various funds. I am now preparing
the State returns along with the Federal returns which adds another layer to the overall process, so it’s very different to tax at home where we file only one return!
I had a few visitors over from the UK and
Ireland so enjoyed catching up with friends. We made sure to tick off another NYC “must-do” by attending a Knicks
game!
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 6 – Learning a lot
I am now working on the audit of a hedge fund which is challenging but I am learning a lot. The next week is sure to be a busy one with the fast approaching broker dealer deadline. The two jobs I’ve been working on to date will be finalised by the end of this week.
Last weekend Josh, one of the secondees from South Africa, and I made the most of the nice weather and walked to Central Park where we sat “people watching” from my favourite spot in New York.
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 6 – Number crunching
For the past few weeks I have been working on a client’s site and I have been working closely with my manager and the client’s CFO to complete an audit on a Broker Dealership. Broker Dealers, as they are known, have many regulatory responsibilities to the SEC, FINRA and SIPC to name but a few. I have enjoyed this aspect of the audit as there is often a lot of number crunching and reconciliations to do.
Without a doubt one of the highlights of my trip to NYC so far was visiting the American Museum of Natural History. It was fascinating to see the evolution of mankind, the history of the Big Bang and many other attractions the museum has to offer but my favourite part of the museum was the dinosaur fossils. One of my fellow secondees, Josh from South Africa, and I are standing next to the most famous of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex!
US secondees blog 2016 →EisnerAmper Ireland connects with US clients & colleagues
Cormac Doyle, Partner and Head of Tax, Ciara Bergin, Tax Supervisor, and Sarabeth McGuire, International Business Supervisor, travelled to New York and San Francisco in January 2016 to meet with EisnerAmper Ireland’s US clients and to connect with colleagues in EisnerAmper LLP’s New York office.
The trip also provided Cormac, Ciara and Sarabeth with the opportunity to meet with members of IDA Ireland in both New York and San Francisco. To learn more EisnerAmper Ireland’s tax service offering please click here.
Latest News →New York, Week 6 – Chinese New Year
It’s been a very busy week having to prepare 58 Partnership extensions for a large fund. The fund has many different combinations of states and cities so I had to devise a control sheet that helped me track progress. The office celebrated Chinese New Year by partaking in the Chinese tradition of handing out red envelopes, which is something I haven’t experienced before. The color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits.
This week my fiancé flew over to visit me. We went exploring around the city visiting all the main sites and attractions including Wall Street (and the bull), Brooklyn Bridge, Queens, Chinatown and SoHo. We also went shopping to Century 21 for some designer bargains!
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 5 – Getting busier
Aoife O’Leary
As promised things are starting to get a lot busier in the office. This week
I’ve had a range of jobs which included preparing e-filing extensions, completing Fin 48 analyses and filing IT 204 LLs. While the work is demanding, the team here are all very approachable and everyone is more than happy to help!
My family were over to visit so I really enjoyed playing the New York tourist in the evenings. I also got to enjoy my first broadway show “Aladdin”! The highlight of the week had to be the Superbowl party in 230 Fifth which all the secondees attended!
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 5 – Time is flying
It’s hard to believe we are already a month here! Work is busy so the time is beginning to go by quickly. I’ve been assigned to another client, a hedge fund, so I am looking forward to the variety of work.
As work is so busy, we try to make the most of our spare time. In the past two weeks I’ve managed to squeeze in Brooklyn bridge, the American Museum of Natural History and I went for a walk along the Highline to watch the sunset. Not forgetting that we take time to catch up every Sunday on our weekly brunches!
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 5 – Working to deadlines
I’m still working on my two Broker Dealer clients trying working towards a deadline of February 29th which means that I am constantly busy. The two managers I am working with are both very helpful and I am really enjoying working with them.
Sunday was a sports filled day. The other Irish secondees and I woke early to watch Ireland play in the six nations rugby game and then we went to a Super Bowl party with all of the other secondees. The bar we bought tickets for had great views of the city and an excellent atmosphere to watch the game in.
US secondees blog 2016 →New York, Week 4 – Came out of hiding
After the record-breaking winter storm Jonas (also dubbed Snowmageddon!) that struck NYC last weekend, we had to come out of hiding and venture to work on Monday morning. The nine blocks to work is usually a nice ten minute walk, however, snow and ice packed high on the sidewalks forced us to get out the snow boots! During this week, I completed a FIN 48 analysis for a fund where I had to analyse the dividends, capital gains and interest income of the fund for any tax liabilities.
This week, some of our Irish tax colleagues were in NYC on a business development trip. We all met up for lunch with the Tax Partner, Chris Loiacono, and a few others from the financial services team in the lovely Davio’s Steakhouse. We also attended the Audit Friday evening drinks where we met up with all our fellow secondees after another week’s work in NYC.
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