Big 4 Audit or TAS (transaction tax)

Hi,

Received offers in Big4 Audit and TAS. I wanted to go directly into TAS since my interests lay on valuation/M&A/corporate finance in IB or Fortune 100. However, most people that I talked to working in TS had experience in Audit and found it an important foundation of learning.

Which one should I pick?

Thanks!

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