Tax Intern, Mergers and Acquisitions Tax - JD/LLM | Multiple Locations Summer 2024

Dallas,TX

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.

KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to one role for which they are qualified, that is of the greatest interest. Give serious thought to your location preference. We strongly recommend applying to the location where you want to build your life and career long-term.

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 Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with structuring the tax aspects of domestic and multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions and IPOs, along with drafting tax opinions, memos, structure decks and Excel models (illustrating the tax benefits of alternative structures)

• Perform tax due diligence to identify tax exposures and opportunities

• Support the team with sell-side tax advisory services, including advising the sellers of a business on the most tax-efficient transaction structure and modeling the costs and benefits of alternative structures

• Support the team with bankruptcy and restructuring advisory services, including providing tax advice on debt and equity restructurings (inside and outside of bankruptcy), with a goal of preserving the value of a companys tax attributes

• Compute tax attributes (earnings and profits, tax basis in the stock of consolidated subsidiaries and limitations under section 382)

• Prepare complex tax models illustrating multinational entities projected tax rates and cash tax expense

Qualifications:

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

• 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

• Knowledge of a broad range of corporate, partnership and international tax law, with interest in mergers, acquisitions and other transactional work

• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking and research 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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https://www.kpmg.us/work-for-kpmg/pay-transparency.html/?id=UTAMAIJ-8

California Salary Range: $100000 - $133000

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