I would look into and apply for what jobs there might be in a CPA firm and then see how it goes between now and December? If it looks like tax season will be tough, then you can go back to a $12.75/hr. job? But you can't really know how it will be this time, a couple years later, until you look around, apply, see what has happened with the economy (whether anyone is hiring) and see how you're feeling, now.