Senior Associate, SALT - Severance Tax

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client service to multi-state companies with severance tax issues, including compliance, advisory services, planning, technology and audits
• Identify severance tax incentives and deductions to reduce overall severance tax liabilities for a variety of clients
• Meet with clients and/or taxing authorities, prepare correspondence, complete data reconciliations, defend severance tax audits and prepare tax authority filings
• Preparation, analysis and technical support of severance tax returns and incentive application filings with attention to state and local tax issues
• Assist our severance tax group and clients with severance tax technology and database applications
• Lead a team of associates in completing a variety of severance tax projects including refunds, marketing cost calculations, incentives and compliance

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent multi-state severance tax experience in a public accounting or consulting firm
• Bachelors Degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation and/or Masters in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Prior experience or knowledge in severance tax processes, concepts and tools
• Experience with various other corporate taxes and their impact on oil and gas operators
• Strong knowledge of the development, planning and execution of severance tax refund claims

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