KPMG is currently seeking an Associate for our State and Local Tax practice.

• Assist clients 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
• Analyze the state and local tax ramifications of various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; or assisting clients with identifying and negotiating business incentives and credits available to an organization
• 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 clients with tax issues related to income and franchise taxes, as well as sale, use and property taxes
• Prepare and/or review state income tax estimated payments, extensions and tax returns
• Assist in handling notices received from state tax authorities
• Research and draft technical memoranda related to compliance issues.

• Bachelor of Accountancy, Master of Accountancy, Master of Taxation, JD degree with a Bachelor of Accountancy, and/or LLM degree with a concentration in tax from an accredited college/university
• Effective communication, leadership and time management skills
• Strong technical ability to help meet business objectives
• Able to work as a member of a team and strive for personal effectiveness and professionalism to maintain excellent client service
• Excellent writing, communication, and tax research skills are essential
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a high-energy team environment.
• Targeted graduation dates from May 2018 through May 2019

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