Tax / Early Career / Early Career
Tax Associate, Washington National Tax - Mergers & Acquisitions - JD/LLM | Washington Summer/Fall 2026
Washington, DC
127779
Early Career
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Start Season & Year: Summer/Fall 2026
Earliest Graduation Date: Jun 2025
Latest Graduation Date: Sep 2026
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KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our Washington National Tax practice.
Responsibilities:
- Advise clients on corporate tax services (including planning, research and other mergers and acquisitions activities) and complex tax structuring issues
- Work with various team members and client deliverables
- Work with other practice groups in Washington National Tax and assist other team members with various technical tax issues dealing with consolidated returns, S Corps, Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs
- Identify and analyze tax risks and opportunities related to potential acquisitions of target companies; liaise with a target companys finance and accounting departments and tax advisors to gather pertinent facts for an analysis of the tax risks
- Draft tax memoranda, opinions and articles
- Review and perform risk management activities
- Review tax aspects of financial models used to analyze the future performance of potential target companies; assist clients with current issues which may include bankruptcy emergence planning, out of court workouts, debt restructurings, or tax basis, Earning and Profits and Section 382 studies
- 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 pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: a JD and/or LLM, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university
- Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
- Knowledge of a range of corporate and partnership tax matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions
- 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)
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