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I’m a recruiter for a midsized public accounting firm in the Midwest. We are growing, so I spend most of my time hiring rather than our firm laying folks off. When firms do layoffs, we pay attention to where they’re happening and who is being impacted in order to find star talent.

I’m hoping to settle an internal debate specifically around tax.

Historically, when people were laid off from tax departments, the assumption was usually that they were underperformers. Do you think that’s still true today? Or are firms now laying off solid tax people for broader business reasons like overhiring, offshoring, workflow changes, margins, etc.?

Curious what folks inside these firms are actually seeing.