R&D Tax Credits Advisory Intern

Cherry Bekaert LLP; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking a Tax Credits and Incentives Advisory Intern to support federal credits and incentives engagements, including R&D tax credit analyses, cost segregations, and Inflation Reduction Act incentives. You will develop technical skills and collaborate with engagement teams to prepare client deliverables.

The role emphasizes junior/senior accounting students, strong academic performance, and interest in tax incentives, depreciation, and related areas.

Qualifications

• Juniors or seniors enrolled in an accredited accounting program, two years from graduation with 150 credit hours
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above preferred
• Interest in R&D tax incentives, federal and state incentives, and employee retention credits
• Interest in depreciation and capitalization; fixed asset review; cost segregation; software development costs is desired
• Ability to participate in all aspects of engagement strategic planning initiatives and have strong project management and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Serve clients on federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit/deduction analyses, Cost Segregations projects, Inflation Reduction Act-related Energy credits and incentives, and state credits and incentives
• Develop your technical skills in a given industry/service offering to solve complex issues
• Interview technical personnel and reviewing memoranda to support the credits and incentive opportunities
• Manage the review and organization of sources of client data for credit and incentives analysis
• Support engagement teams by identifying current project status and next steps for the engagement
• Serve as a point-of-contact for client personnel with both tax and technical backgrounds
• Lead the assembly of the final client deliverables
• Support the evaluation of complex scenarios involving various credits and incentives opportunities

Skills

R&D tax incentives

Depreciation & capitalization

Cost segregation

Software development costs

Project management

Organizational skills

Education

Accounting program

Job description

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking a Tax Credits and Incentives Advisory Intern to support federal credits and incentives engagements, including R&D tax credit analyses, cost segregations, and Inflation Reduction Act incentives. You will develop technical skills and collaborate with engagement teams to prepare client deliverables.

The role emphasizes junior/senior accounting students, strong academic performance, and interest in tax incentives, depreciation, and related areas.