Is there any way to work as a quot;tax lawyerquot; but not work for a corporation? -

I am currently majoring in accounting and am going to law school to become a tax lawyer. But I would like to return to my hometown after completing school - my town has about 40-50,000 people. I would obviously not be able to work for a big business/corporation in a town like that, but I still would like to be a tax lawyer. Advice?

Open your own business and become an all-around tax specialist. You can do individual tax returns during the peak season and make a ton of money with your accounting knowledge. The rest of the year you can do corporate tax returns and give businesses tax consultation and advice. My city has 70,000 and I can see room for it, so I think you could manage it.

its still an option. A lot of your local businesses might still need tax work, so keep them as an option for your client list. you re going to have to differentiate against the few independant CPAs in your city. It can help if you can do some legal work in addition to tax, or offer tax and estate planning services the CPAs cannot.