Tax Information Reporting Intern

Job Description

Tax Information Reporting Intern | Coinbase

The Tone:
This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027 at Coinbase, a remote-first company with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.” Coinbase is focused on increasing economic freedom by building the future of finance. This role supports the global tax information reporting and withholding function, ensuring compliance with tax obligations across all jurisdictions, especially as they relate to digital assets. The environment is intense, pushing individuals past perceived limits to build impactful work alongside people who refuse to settle.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary
• Location: Remote
• Pay: $40 hourly
• Team: Tax team within Finance
• Mission: Ensure Coinbase complies with its tax obligations across all jurisdictions, building tax protocols adapted for the holding, purchase, sale, and trading of digital assets.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, Snowflake, Looker, Generative AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Tax Logic & Rule Mapping: Analyze federal and international tax regulations to ensure proper mapping of tax laws into transaction systems across multi-venue products.
• Data Analysis & Auditing: Work with large transaction datasets using data analysis tools to audit reporting inputs, spot inconsistencies, and identify underlying discrepancies across product lines.
• IRS & Global Reporting Readiness: Support the operational preparation, quality assurance, and filing execution for US information returns (such as Form 1099-DA, Form 1042-S, and the 1099 series) and international AEOI frameworks (including CARF, CRS, and DAC8) across various product lines.
• AI & Process Automation: Partner with Tax, Engineering, and Product teams to design and implement AI-driven solutions and automated workflows that optimize tax data processing, improve inquiry resolution, and streamline operating procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related discipline, with a strong interest or curiosity in tax rules, regulatory frameworks, and how compliance operates in the financial or tech sector.
• Experience: Experience performing data quality checks or reconciliations through coursework, projects, or prior internships.
• Skills: Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets with demonstrated ability to manipulate, validate, and analyze large datasets; familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar analytics tools through coursework or self-directed learning; utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.