Tax Counsel - Information Reporting (Remote)

PayPal Inc.; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Tax Counsel - Information Reporting to lead complex tax analyses and ensure global information reporting compliance across products and processes. The role collaborates with business units, Finance, and external advisors to craft tax-efficient solutions while mitigating risk.

You'll review global reporting requirements (IRS, FATCA, CRS, CARF), draft policy documents, and contribute to contract language and product specs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant tax experience and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or foreign equivalent.
• Admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage significant tax matters.

Responsibilities

• Independently advises on complex tax issues affecting business operations, transactions, and strategic initiatives.
• Develops and documents technical tax analyses supporting planning strategies, reporting positions, audit defense, and regulatory compliance.
• Partners directly with business units and Finance leadership to structure initiatives in a tax-efficient and compliant manner.
• Identifies tax risk exposures and recommends mitigation strategies consistent with PayPal's overall risk tolerance.
• Coordinates with outside advisors where appropriate and manages discrete external engagements.
• May mentor junior attorneys or legal professionals and contribute to knowledge development within the tax function.
• Ensure compliance with global information reporting (IRS, FATCA, CRS and CARF) requirements and electronic filings, corrections, B-notices.
• Review and evaluate new or updated global products for global information reporting impacts. Advise product development partners of any resulting policy requirements.
• Draft business requirement documents such as one-pagers to assist product development in drafting functional specification documents.
• Draft and review contract language, user agreements, terms and conditions specific to information reporting and withholding.
• Maintain highly effective partnerships with impacted business areas and related processes that impact compliance related to new global products, such as cryptocurrency reporting.
• Support initiatives related to system development and remediation activities to ensure regulatory compliance, process improvements and risk mitigation.

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Tax Counsel - Information Reporting to lead complex tax analyses and ensure global information reporting compliance across products and processes. The role collaborates with business units, Finance, and external advisors to craft tax-efficient solutions while mitigating risk.

You'll review global reporting requirements (IRS, FATCA, CRS, CARF), draft policy documents, and contribute to contract language and product specs.