Tax Associate, International Tax Services

Job Description

Tax Associate, International Tax Services – Summer 2027 | BDO USA

The Tone:
This is a summer internship at BDO USA, located in Dallas, TX. BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. In this role, you will apply your educational background and organizational skills to begin assisting clients with complex cross-border tax matters, providing essential international tax advice and supporting critical tax reporting obligations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person Dallas, TX
• Pay: $71000–$120000 yearly
• Mission: Assist clients with cross-border tax matters, providing international tax advice and supporting tax reporting obligations for international operations.
• Tech Stack: RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis, Go Systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Westlaw

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Consulting: Advise clients on international tax matters, applying relevant international tax law to client facts.
• Research: Frame issues, identify reliable information sources, analyze facts and authorities, and assist in preparing Written Tax Advice on international tax and cross-border transactions.
• Compliance Support: Obtain client information and utilize it to assist in the preparation of international tax compliance forms and US international informational reporting.
• Software Utilization: Operate tax research databases and other tax-related software, such as Go Systems, with some supervision.
• Tax Accounting (ASC 740-10): Develop a basic understanding of ASC 740-10 principles as they apply to international tax issues.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Accounting or another business-related major. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: Internship experience within a professional services firm is preferred, along with prior tax experience.
• Skills: Solid verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and basic legal and tax research skills, and solid organizational skills with a focus on details.
• Bonus: J.D., LLM, and/or MST/MBT preferred; CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) preferred; Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred; Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis, and/or Westlaw preferred.