Tax Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions Tax - JD/LLM | Multiple Locations Summer/Fall 2027

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the top tax firms in the world. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists and gain access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center.

KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice.

Responsibilities

• Structure the tax aspects of domestic and multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs, including drafting tax opinions, memos, structure decks, and Excel models illustrating the tax benefits of alternative structures.
• Perform tax due diligence to identify tax exposures and opportunities.
• Provide sell-side tax advisory services, including advising sellers on the most tax-efficient transaction structure and modeling the costs and benefits of alternative structures.
• Deliver bankruptcy and restructuring tax advisory services, providing tax advice on debt and equity restructurings (inside and outside of bankruptcy) with the goal of preserving a company's tax attributes.
• Compute tax attributes (earnings and profits, tax basis in the stock of consolidated subsidiaries, and limitations under section 382).
• Draft tax opinions, memos, and related advice.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have obtained by the start date, or completed within the past 12 months, one of the following degrees/majors: a JD and/or LLM in Taxation, or an equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics is preferred.
• Strong technical skills, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility. Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach, in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, and the ability to learn and navigate technologies such as AI, Alteryx, and Power BI, along with MS Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook) to enhance tax processes and insights.
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills. Must be feedback-oriented and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using personal vehicle or public transportation.
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, sometimes with relatively short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa).