Tax Intern, International Tax Services - Summer 2027 (Miami)
About The Position
The Tax Intern, International Tax Services uses their educational background and organizational skills while taking direction from experienced team members. The intern becomes familiar with assisting clients with cross-border tax matters, conducting research and analysis on international tax issues, providing international tax advice, and using software applications to support clients’ tax reporting obligations for international operations. The role provides exposure to international tax consulting, tax research, compliance, and technology. The intern learns how international tax law applies to client facts and transactions, coordinates with BDO colleagues in approximately 160 countries, assists with written tax advice and tax compliance forms, and develops a basic understanding of international tax topics and ASC 740-10. The position also requires following firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Accounting, Taxation, Master of Laws (LLM), or another relevant field.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to follow instructions as directed.
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting.
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
- Seek advice from appropriate superiors regarding compliance-related issues.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Leadership experience.
- J.D. or pursuit of credits toward a CPA.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience using RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis, and/or Westlaw.
Responsibilities
- Assist with developing, recommending, and implementing critical thinking to provide clients with tax advice on international tax issues.
- Gain exposure to developing work plans for assigned clients.
- Learn international tax law relevant to clients and how it applies to client facts.
- Monitor tax law and client factual developments daily.
- Coordinate with BDO non-US colleagues in approximately 160 countries to assess how US tax rules align with foreign tax law and affect client transactions.
- Develop an understanding of technical and practical issues and opportunities in international taxation, and explore specializing in one or more international tax areas.
- Identify when research is necessary, frame research issues, find and retrieve reliable and relevant information, analyze facts and authorities, assess their weight, and report findings.
- Assist in preparing Written Tax Advice (WTA) on international tax and cross-border transactions.
- Assist in obtaining client information for international tax compliance forms and US international informational reporting.
- Learn to use firm tax compliance software to support efficient tax preparation.
- Develop an understanding of international tax compliance topics, including Subpart F income, Earnings and Profits adjustments, foreign tax credits, and tax return impacts of cross-border transactions.
- Use tax research databases such as RIA, BNA, and Lexis Nexis.
- Use Go Systems and other tax-related software with some supervision.
- Develop a basic understanding of ASC 740-10 as it applies to international tax issues.
- Understand and apply firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual.
- Perform other duties as required.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) providing participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership.
- Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings; benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
