Life In Accounting - The Where Accountants Go Podcast

Bill Cotter, Special Agent In Charge with the Criminal Investigations division of the Internal Revenue Service, joined us for this week’s exciting episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast. Opportunity Bill recounts the story of how he decided to apply with the IRS at the beginning of this episode. In a nutshell, the economy was somewhat tight at the time and a friend suggested that he try the IRS as a possibility. He was accepted into the 'Exam' division, but then quickly had the opportunity to move into criminal investigations. It’s been a whirlwind of variety since then. You’ll have to listen to the details, but it includes tours in Washington DC, New York, and Germany. Master Your Craft I asked Bill about his thoughts on what led to some of his success in moving up within the Service, and just like in most organizations, he credits it to putting in the effort to learn his job to the best of his ability and then coupling that with the effort needed to get the job done well. He also no