Tax Associate, Washington National Tax - Corporate Tax - JD/LLM | Washington Summer/Fall 2027

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the top tax firms in the world. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMGs extensive network of specialists and 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 put our culture and values front and center. KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our Washington National Tax practice.

• Provide tax services to a full range of corporate clients, including major multinationals, with opportunities to be involved with a team on large transactional projects (cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, bankruptcy emergence and related restructuring issues), as well as opportunities to take part in more discrete analyses on specific technical tax issues

• Draft tax memoranda and tax opinions

• Research and analyze complex corporate tax issues, including issues pertaining to consolidated groups and international tax

• Collaborate with other practice groups in Washington National Tax and local office professionals on client matters

• Assist with the development of firm wide technical tax policy and creation of firm wide corporate tax training materials

• Draft technical articles on subchapter C issues for internal and external use

• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: a JD and/or LLM in Taxation, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university

• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above

• Coursework or knowledge of basic corporate tax principles preferred

• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science or data and analytics preferred

• Strong in technical, business acumen, critical thinking and agility skills. Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach, in a dynamic, evolving environment

• Demonstrated quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx and Power BI, MS Office Applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook and apply emerging technologies to enhance tax processes and insights

• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills, feedback oriented, 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

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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