Blog Posts
About that MD tax bill
If you’re a managing director at Accenture, you probably sent in a large payment for your federal taxes ahead of yesterday’s deadline. If you’ve been an MD for a few years, you might have expected it, but I’d venture to guess new MDs were quite surprised. In fact, if 2021 was the year you received […]
The Downside of Equity-Based Compensation
Over the decades, many companies have switched at least part of their executive compensation to equity-based through the use of Restricted Share Units (RSUs). You aren’t guaranteed income like you are through a salary, but it gives you a chance to build wealth even faster – if the stock price is going up, of course! […]
Accenture: Work Hard, Play Hard
It was the mantra of Accenture when I started in 2004. A carryover from the Andersen days described the culture of Accenture: we work hard, but we play hard. It was taught from the beginning when long days spent at Analyst training at the Q Center were topped off by even longer nights at Cadillac […]
Never Sell ACN for a Loss
While I made a bold statement in the headline, “Never sell ACN for a loss,” the reality is there are lots of caveats and explanations that make this blanket statement valid (or invalid). Accenture (ACN) has made an incredible run in the last decade, averaging a remarkable 17% annualized compound return and currently at a […]
Why Your Accenture MD Tax Bill is So High
If you’re an Accenture Managing Director, you pay a lot in taxes. You make a lot of money, but it quickly gets eaten away when your effective tax rate can jump over 40% with state and federal taxes combined. However, it can sting even more when you’re paying taxes all year, and then when you […]