Tax Intern, State and Local Tax - JD/LLM | Philadelphia Summer 2024

Philadelphia,PA

CAREER LEVEL REQUIREMENT

Early Career

If you are currently pursuing college coursework or have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in the past 12 months.

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Start Season & Year: Summer 2024

Earliest Graduation Date: Dec 2024

Latest Graduation Date: Sep 2025

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists & enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it's an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Intern to join our State & Local Tax practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist internal team members in tax planning for businesses, including identifying and developing tax savings opportunities (income/franchise, sales/use) that arise from legal entity changes and in designing specific plans to help a business address its state and local tax matters

• Help analyze the state and local tax ramifications of various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions or assisting clients with identifying and negotiating business incentives and available credits

• Stay current on state legislative, judicial and administrative developments

• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues including compliance, advising, planning and controversies

• Help internal team members with tax issues related to income and franchise taxes, as well as sale, use and property taxes; help prepare and/or review state income tax estimated payments, extensions and tax returns

• Assist in addressing notices received from state tax authorities; research and draft technical memoranda related to compliance issues

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors; JD or LLM in Taxation

• Upon completion of this internship candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements

• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above

• Strong tax research skills

• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work

• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation

• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice

• Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future is preferred

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