Indirect Tax Intern – Indirect Tax

Job Description

Indirect Tax Intern (Summer 2027) | Love’s Travel Stops

The Tone:
This is an internship at Love’s Travel Stops, located in Oklahoma City, OK. Love’s College Intern Program is recognized as a leading program in the city, providing opportunities for students across multiple business areas to gain valuable employee-level experience. Interns are not assigned busy work but instead gain practical knowledge not typically found in a classroom setting, while also being guided through the proper etiquette of a professional corporate environment. The company demonstrates a significant investment in its interns’ futures, evidenced by a high percentage of full-time offers upon program completion.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal (Summer 2027)
• Location: In-person, Oklahoma City, OK
• Team: Indirect Tax team
• Mission: Support the Indirect Tax team in critical areas such as compliance, research, reconciliations, and special projects, gaining practical hands-on experience across various indirect tax types.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Return Preparation: Assist with the meticulous preparation and review of various indirect tax returns, including sales and use tax, fuel excise tax, and occupancy tax filings.
• Audit & Notice Support: Support the reconciliation of tax workpapers and the gathering of necessary documentation for responding to audits, tax notices, and pursuing refund claims.
• Tax Research & Monitoring: Conduct research into specific tax rates, taxability rules, and jurisdictional requirements, while also helping to monitor changes in state and local tax laws and communicating findings to the team.
• Process Improvement & Data Review: Support the maintenance and testing of tax software, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and carefully review tax data for accuracy, identifying discrepancies or unusual trends.
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Records: Collaborate effectively with other departments such as Accounting, Operations, and IT to obtain required tax-related information, and organize and maintain essential tax records and compliance documentation.
• Professional Development: Participate actively in department meetings, training sessions, and professional development activities, contributing to a continuous learning environment within the team.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a high school degree or equivalent, and active enrollment in a four-year university program as a sophomore level or above, pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience: No specific prior work experience is required for this role.
• Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office, successful completion of Accounting I and II coursework, keen attention to detail, strong oral and verbal communication skills, organization skills, and a team player mindset.
• Bonus: Past internship experience.