getting a part time job at age 65- how difficult. (55, community)
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To become an Enrolled Agent you either take a test given by the IRS or you have worked for the IRS for 5 years in a position that requires you to know the tax code.
Until you can locate another job, file for unemployment benefits. NYS pays a maximum of $420 week for up to 26 weeks. The claim is good for a year. If you find work, you stop claiming. When the job ends, you reopen the claim provided the benefit year has not expired. If you've worked during the first benefit year, you will be eligible for another claim a year from now.
Know that if you find part-time work in NY for any day or part of a day you work, NY reduces the weekly unemployment benefit paid by 25%, but the money remains in the account to be claimed later, provided the benefit year has not yet expired. In NY, it doesn't matter how much you earn in a day - what matters in NY is that you have worked that "day" - whether it be 15 minutes or ten hours.
That said, by all means get the claim going now. NY processes claims relatively quickly. Any other q's on NY unemployment issues, post them here:
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Take classes while on UI, many states offer discount tuition. Get that Enrolled Agent cert! Taxes are really fun when save your clients a few thousand dollars.
Tax preparation is one of those "seasonal" jobs that lots of folks with your skills/talents carry over into retirement. Having said that, my friends that DO work tax prep work very hard/long hours (mostly) from Feb-Apr of every year, but love it.
I see lots of seniors at Home Depot but that job involves lots of standing and walking around for $10 an hour, which is nearly impossible for me. I would say that unless you have contacts and lots of specific skills, 99% of part time jobs open to seniors involve minimum wage and lots of standing.
If you live anywhere near a large IRS processing center or district office, they start hiring thousands of seasonal employees in Nov, Dec through January. Some part-time shifts.
With accounting degree/experience you will move to the top of the list no matter your age.
Also, with unemployment being lower now, the quality of employee they are able to recruit away from private industry will be declining and they will be grabbing up anyone who shows up with a strong employment record/skills and education they want.
The jobs are advertised on USAjobs and also frequently in small local papers and pennysaver type pubs.
Probably similar opportunities at state and local tax agencies.
Make a list of all the CPAs in your area who are sole practitioners and see if they hire assistants during tax season.
Small business owners often need help with accounting or tax issues but don't need a full-time accountant. A local business association (maybe Chamber of Commerce?) might be a good place to network and make contact with businesses that could use your skills.
Check into the requirements for substitute teachers in your area if that is something you would enjoy doing. You might qualify. Some school districts just require a college degree, some might not even require that.
All my life I have had to do a lot of driving. I used to think that having a traffic flagger type job would be a great part time job after retirement. Now that I am about to retire, I realize that a job standing in one place would be the worst possible job for me now.
Know that if you find part-time work in NY for any day or part of a day you work, NY reduces the weekly unemployment benefit paid by 25%, but the money remains in the account to be claimed later, provided the benefit year has not yet expired. In NY, it doesn't matter how much you earn in a day - what matters in NY is that you have worked that "day" - whether it be 15 minutes or ten hours.
This is what I did in NC when I got laid off in 2009. I did freelance work while unemployed, and it allowed my unemployment to last the entire 11 months until I found a new full-time job again. If I hadn't opted to take on freelance work, my UI would have run out much, much faster and caused great havoc on our family finances.
What type of accounting did you do? What type of software do you have experience with?
There are always comptroller positions open with non-profits, payroll positions in private industry, general bookkeeping jobs in small businesses, clerk positions in school districts and small governments (small towns)....I would start with getting an application in to temp agencies to do fill in work.
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