Tax Intern/Trainee

Job Description

About Company:

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Job Description:

This is an internship/trainee position within PwC’s Tax team, focusing on Industry Tax Practice. As an Intern/Trainee, you will support teams and participate in projects, gaining exposure to PwC’s practices. You will perform basic tasks, conduct research, and observe professional work environments to develop your skills and personal brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support tax teams with various tasks.
• Participate in diverse projects to gain practical experience.
• Conduct research to assist in tax-related assignments.
• Observe and learn from professional work environments.
• Develop your personal brand through active engagement.
• Take initiative to ask questions and seek feedback.
• Produce quality work that adds significance to client projects.
• Apply PwC’s practices and methodologies in your tasks.

Skills:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm’s code of conduct and independence requirements.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate (JD)
• Required cumulative GPA: 3.0

What Sets You Apart:

• Juris Doctorate in Taxation, Accounting preferred.
• Experience Investigating and analyzing tax laws, rules, and regulations.
• Experience Interacting with various levels of client and firm management.
• Demonstrates self-motivation and desire for personal growth.
• Pursuing a career in Tax.
• Investigating business and industry trends.
• Exposure to automation and digitization in professional services.
• Working with large, complex data sets.
• Before starting with PwC full-time, will be eligible to sit for the primary credential exam appropriate for relevant practice area.
• Client service intern positions are entry-level and job seekers are traditionally either in their 3rd year of a 4 year degree program or in the 4th year of a 5 year program. Client service interns typically join us during the winter/spring or summer prior to their intended graduation year.

Travel:

• Up to 20%

Areas of Opportunity (JD and LLM):

• ITS (International Tax): Advising clients on structuring their global tax positions, analyzing international tax laws and regulations to develop strategies that optimize tax efficiency and minimize risks for multinational businesses.
• M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions Tax): Providing tax advice and guidance during mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions. Analyzing the tax implications of such transactions, developing tax structures, and assisting clients in navigating complex tax regulations to optimize tax outcomes.
• Real Estate: Advising clients on tax implications related to real estate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures. Analyzing partnership and corporate tax, REIT taxation, international tax considerations, and state and local tax regulations to help clients optimize their tax positions and navigate complex real estate structures.
• SALT (State and Local Tax): Providing advice and guidance to clients on state and local tax matters. Analyzing and interpreting local tax laws and regulations, assisting businesses in complying with local tax requirements and optimizing their local tax positions.