Friday, Jan. 17

Today was the first day that we had no training all day.  I showed up to work and got right to my stuff.  Today I started by entering my time in and then I had to work on 1099’s.  These were a high priority item because we had to get them to one of our other locations right away to be processed.  I was taught right at my desk how to do this process.  It was quite simple and seemed like data entry.   I was going through my list of 1099’s to do and came upon a large client.  They did not provide all the information that I needed.  I ended up having to email my partner in charge and let them know that there client does not have all their information in and we need it right away.  They then had me create a PDF with my findings and they sent it out to the client.  I had to wait to hear back from them.  So after that I moved on to creating a trial balance and importing it into the Caseware system that we use.  I had to get it to balance and was struggling.  I had someone come over to help me and they could not find the problem.  After about a half hour we realized that my performance coach had given me the wrong information.  I was not getting it to balance because I was entering in the wrong numbers.  After we realized this it was simple and I imported it right away.  By this time it was already four and we had happy hour to welcome the new interns.  We headed over to a bar that was close to our office and had drinks and appetizers.  It was a lot of fun because I finally got to meet people who were not just in the tax office.  I met people in audit and nonprofit.  Everyone was very friendly and welcoming.  We stayed there until six and then I headed home.

                My assumptions from last week were that Wipfli LLP is a great place that is striving to help their interns succeed.  It has still proven true throughout this week.  I think for this statement to be true throughout my internship they will have to remain as upbeat and helpful as they are.  Right now everyone is willing to help.  I have had partners come to my desk if I am working on their client to say hello and just let me know that if I have any questions feel free to come and ask them.  This was a great experience.  At most firms there is no interaction between interns and partners.  On my second week there, I already had a partner at my desk offering to help.  Wipfli LLP is just getting better and better.  I will now have to see if they were only helpful because it was my first week actually at the office or not.  It depends if they maintain this attitude or not.  I really hope they do because I have such a great image of them currently that I do not want it to be ruined.  That is what Wipfli LLP needs surpass my assumptions.