Summer 2027 Strategic Tax - Tax Credits & Incentives Advisory Intern Houston
About The Position
Cherry Bekaert is a leading accounting and consulting firm that provides innovative advisory, assurance, and tax services. The Tax Credits and Incentives Advisory (TCIA) team is expanding and seeking an intern to support clients with federal credits and incentives, including R&D tax credit/deduction analyses, Cost Segregations projects, Inflation Reduction Act-related Energy credits and incentives, and state credits and incentives. The intern will develop technical skills, interview technical personnel, manage client data, support engagement teams, serve as a client point-of-contact, lead the assembly of client deliverables, and evaluate complex scenarios.
Requirements
- Juniors or seniors enrolled in an accredited accounting program, two years from graduation with 150 credit hours
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above preferred
- Interest in R&D tax incentives, federal and state incentives, and employee retention credits
- Interest in depreciation and capitalization; fixed asset review; cost segregation; software development costs is desired
- Ability to participate in all aspects of engagement strategic planning initiatives and have strong project management and organizational skills
- Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.
Responsibilities
- Serve clients on federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit/deduction analyses, Cost Segregations projects, Inflation Reduction Act-related Energy credits and incentives, and state credits and incentives
- Develop your technical skills in a given industry/service offering to solve complex issues
- Interview technical personnel and reviewing memoranda to support the credits and incentive opportunities
- Manage the review and organization of sources of client data for credit and incentives analysis
- Support engagement teams by identifying current project status and next steps for the engagement
- Serve as a point-of-contact for client personnel with both tax and technical backgrounds
- Lead the assembly of the final client deliverables
- Support the evaluation of complex scenarios involving various credits and incentives opportunities
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing
- Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work
- Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
