Did you get your CPA yet? Why not? Accounting firms will expect someone with an MS in Accounting to sit for the CPA. Get it.
Send out 200 letters to local CPA (sole practitioners) to see if they are looking to retire and sell their practice. Spend $30 to get a professional write the letter on guru.com, elance or some of the web writing services. Mailing out 200 letters on decent quality paper and envelop will cost $200.
You need to learn how to run an accounting practice from someone who is already doing it.
My original intention, when I went back to school full-time as a MS graduate student in 2007, was to graduate, work for a CPA firm for two years, and become a CPA.
However, life has been throwing me a lot of curve balls ever since I was a child. It did not help me that the economy fell apart in 2007 when I started my MS degree.
In 2010, my health was significantly affected and I had to deal with my medical condition for months.
Due to the type of medical condition I have, it would be in my best interest not to become a CPA. Since I plan to focus on taxes, I would much rather become an Enrolled Agent.