Tax Intern, State and Local Tax - JD/LLM | Summer 2025

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KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Tax Intern, State and Local Tax - JD/LLM | Summer 2025

Philadelphia, PA +2 locations
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Career Level Requirement

    Early Career

    If you are currently pursuing college coursework or have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in the past 12 months.

    KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. You are encouraged to apply expeditiously to one role for which you are qualified and is of the greatest interest. You are limited to a maximum of two active applications. Give serious thought to your location preference. We strongly recommend applying to the location where you want to build your life and career long-term.

    Start Season & Year: Summer 2025

    Earliest Graduation Date: Dec 2025

    Latest Graduation Date: Sep 2026

    At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the worlds top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMGs extensive network of specialists & 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 believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because It has an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

    KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Intern to join our State & Local Tax practice.

    Responsibilities:

    • Assist internal team members in tax planning for businesses, including identifying and developing tax savings opportunities (income/franchise, sales/use) that arise from legal entity changes and in designing specific plans to help a business address its state and local tax matters
    • Help analyze the state and local tax ramifications of various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions or assisting clients with identifying and negotiating business incentives and available credits
    • Stay current on state legislative, judicial and administrative developments
    • Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues including compliance, advising, planning and controversies
    • Help internal team members with tax issues related to income and franchise taxes, as well as sale, use and property taxes; help prepare and/or review state income tax estimated payments, extensions and tax returns
    • Assist in addressing notices received from state tax authorities; research and draft technical memoranda related to compliance issues
    • Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more

    Qualifications:

    • Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors: JD or LLM in Taxation, or equivalent program
    • Upon completion of this internship, candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements
    • Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
    • Strong tax research skills
    • Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
    • Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work
    • Ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx and Power BI
    • 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)

    KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, the firm is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year the firm publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at “Benefits & How We Work”.

    Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA:
    https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=UTASTLIJ_8_24

  • Industry
    Professional Services
  • Locations
    Hartford, CT • Philadelphia, PA • Pittsburgh, PA
  • About Us

    KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms, providing innovative business solutions and audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s largest and most prestigious organizations. KPMG is widely recognized for being a great place to work and build a career and is consistently named one of the nation’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine. Grow into the professional you are meant to be with a career at KPMG. Our diverse and inclusive culture empowers our professionals to take their careers into their own hands. Cultivate your talents and thrive with us, where the work you do impacts markets around the world.