Tax Attorney

Smoker & Company LLC; Leola (PA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment options

Uncapped Bonus Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K Match

Team Building Events

Job summary

Smoker & Company LLC, a busy CPA firm with offices in Lancaster and Berks County, seeks a Tax Attorney to support state and local tax needs. The role offers base salary depending on experience plus benefits and performance-based bonuses.

Responsibilities include applying tax laws to minimize obligations, completing sales and use tax reverse audits, reviewing accounts payable data and tax accruals, and developing appeals.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate Degree.
• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting.
• Strong professional ethics / integrity / reliability.
• Dedication to providing and ensuring exceptional client services.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Superior understanding of the Internal Revenue Code, PA tax laws, and local jurisdictions and adjoining states.
• The immediate ability to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Creating and applying the state and local tax laws to benefit our clients while minimizing their tax obligations
• Completing sale and use tax reverse audits
• Reviewing client companies’ accounts payables data and using tax accruals to determine where sales and use tax is paid
• Analyzing sales and use tax payments for refund opportunities
• Developing appeals schedules and documenting the transactions for a requested refund
• Developing appeals and representing client companies at administrative levels such as PA Board of Appeals and Board of Finance and Revenue
• Elevating appeals and engaging in settlement negotiations as necessary with the office of Attorney General

Skills

Ethics & integrity

Client service

Communication skills

Tax law knowledge

US work authorization

Education

Juris Doctorate Degree

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting

Job description

Smoker & Company is a successful, busy CPA firm with multiple offices in Lancaster and Berks County. Smoker & Company and its Family of Companies provide business services spanning various client needs such as bookkeeping, payroll, legal services, consulting, wealth management, and property management. Our mission is to meet the total accounting, tax, and business development needs of our clients in order to enhance the value of the businesses and individuals we are privileged to serve.

We are currently seeking a Tax Attorney to support our clients’ state and local tax needs. We offer a base salary depending on relevant experience in addition to benefits as well as performance-based bonuses. The ideal candidate for this role would have undergraduate education and/or experience in accounting as well as a law degree and experience. We pride ourselves on our commitment to client service and the professional growth of our employees.

Responsibilities:

• Creating and applying the state and local tax laws to benefit our clients while minimizing their tax obligations
• Completing sale and use tax reverse audits
• Reviewing client companies’ accounts payables data and using tax accruals to determine where sales and use tax is paid
• Analyzing sales and use tax payments for refund opportunities
• Developing appeals schedules and documenting the transactions for a requested refund
• Developing appeals and representing client companies at administrative levels such as PA Board of Appeals and Board of Finance and Revenue
• Elevating appeals and engaging in settlement negotiations as necessary with the office of Attorney General

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate Degree
• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting
• Strong professional ethics / integrity / reliability
• Dedication to providing and ensuring exceptional client services
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Superior understanding of the entire Internal Revenue Code, tax laws of the commonwealth of PA, and local jurisdictions and adjoining states
• The immediate ability to work in the United States

Benefits:

• Salary $70K - $160K (Depending on experience)
• Uncapped Bonus Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401K Match
• Hybrid work environment options
• Team Building Events

Candidates are required to successfully pass a pre-employment background check. Smoker & Company LLC is a business unit of the Smoker & Company Family of Companies. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.