State & Local Tax Intern: Build Tax Mastery & Impact

RSM US LLP; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

RSM US LLP internship program offers hands-on experience with a wide range of clients, enabling interns to develop meaningful client relationships and gain exposure to state and local tax regulations. Interns participate in tax planning, research tasks, and understanding regulatory accounting pronouncements.

They collaborate with client IT personnel to obtain historical data for reporting, audits, and potential credits, while evaluating software systems to support compliance.

Qualifications

• 90 credit hours completed.
• Working towards B.A. / B.S. degree from accredited university.
• Accounting major.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Travel to assigned client locations is required.
• A minimum 3.0 GPA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Integrating state and local tax services with existing clients.
• Completing tax planning and research tasks.
• Developing an understanding of state and local tax regulations and accounting pronouncements.
• Reviewing client’s current tax processes to identify inefficiencies and provide enhancements to improve the clients’ procedures and reduce tax exposure.
• Working with the client’s information technology personnel to obtain data of historical purchasing and sales to analyze for reporting requirements, audit procedures, and review for potential refund or credits.
• Assisting the client with evaluating sales/use tax software systems that meet their compliance needs and support the implementation process.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Team player

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

Education

Accounting major

90 credit hours completed

BA/BS in progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

RSM US LLP internship program offers hands-on experience with a wide range of clients, enabling interns to develop meaningful client relationships and gain exposure to state and local tax regulations. Interns participate in tax planning, research tasks, and understanding regulatory accounting pronouncements.

They collaborate with client IT personnel to obtain historical data for reporting, audits, and potential credits, while evaluating software systems to support compliance.