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Specialty Tax Services Associate, International Tax Services - Summer 2025 - Detroit

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BDO USA

3mo ago

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Detroit

Requirements

  • Education:
  • Bachelors degree, required
  • Accounting or other business related major, preferred
  • J. D., LLM, and/or MST/MBT, preferred
  • Experience:
  • Internship within a professional services firm, preferred
  • Tax experience, preferred
  • License/Certifications:
  • CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
  • Software:
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, preferred
  • Experience utilizing RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis and/or Westlaw, preferred
  • Language:
  • N/A
  • Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Solid verbal and written communications skills
  • Strong analytical and basic legal and tax research skills
  • Solid organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
  • Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working within independently or within a team environment
  • Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
  • Basic understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation and law
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of general calculations and cause / effect for taxable conditions on clients and the potential tax issues
  • Strong legal writing background and familiarity with the IRAC method of analysis
  • In-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding one or more areas of taxation

Responsibilities

  • Tax Consulting:
  • Develops, recommends, and implements critical thinking to provide clients with tax advice on international tax issues
  • Gains exposure to the development of work plans for all assigned clients
  • Learns about international tax law relevant to particular clients and how that law can be appropriately applied to client facts
  • Monitors tax law and client factual developments on a daily basis
  • Coordinates with BDO non-US colleagues in approximately 160 countries on how US tax rules align with foreign tax law to impact client transactions
  • Tax Specialization:
  • Begins to develop an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding International taxation and explores specializing in one or more international tax areas
  • Research:
  • Identifies when research is necessary and frames issues to be researched; identifies sources of all reliable and relevant information including information tending to contradict preferred positions; accesses those sources and retrieves that information; analyzes facts and authorities; understands their weight; and reports on analysis
  • Assists in preparing Written Tax Advice (WTA) on international tax and cross-border transactions
  • Tax Compliance:
  • Assists in obtaining required client information to utilize in the preparation of international tax compliance forms and US international informational reporting
  • Has a basic level of understanding of tax compliance as evidenced by:
  • Ability to use Firm tax compliance software to maximize efficiency in tax preparation process
  • Understands international tax compliance topics such as Subpart F income, Earnings and Profits adjustments and foreign tax credits and analyzing cross-border transactions for tax return impacts, including Section 351 and Section 304 transactions, liquidations under Sections 331 and 332, and reorganizations under Section 368
  • Tax Controversy:
  • Learns about representing clients before the IRS on contested issues
  • Tax Technology:
  • Uses tax research databases such as RIA, BNA, Lexis Nexis
  • Uses Go Systems, and other tax-related software with some supervision
  • ASC 740-10:
  • Develops a basic understanding of ASC 740-10 as it applies to international tax issues.
  • Understands and applies Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual
  • Other duties as required

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of a Specialty Tax Services Associate, International Tax Services in Detroit?

The main responsibilities include providing international tax advice to clients, assisting with tax reporting obligations for international operations, and conducting tax research to support the team.

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  • Exceptional Every Day, Every Way

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  • Embrace Change

    Move to improve. Be forward thinking. Lead the way. Grow and help others grow.

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Benefits

  • Growth

    Ongoing training and professional development opportunities to empower your career journey

  • BDO Flex

    Flexibility at BDO is not a one-size-fits-all approach. We encourage our people to collaborate with their teams to achieve work+life fit

  • Personal Satisfaction

    A culture that allows you to love what you do and where you do it

  • Family

    Options that help you put your family first. Including: parental leave, pet insurance and long-term care benefits

  • Paid Time Off

    A culture that encourages employees to rest and recharge, with 12 holidays celebrated annually, including a week off at the end of the year

  • Wellness

    Programs designed to help you reduce stress and improve overall health and well-being

  • Retirement Benefits

    Plan for your future with a competitive 401k plan and a defined benefit plan offered through BDO’s ESOP

  • Benefits Program

    From day one, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, FSA and prescription insurance for the whole family