Business support intern

Description

The incumbent will be helping support our full-time staff prepare individual tax returns daily and communicate with clients. Tax Interns will be working an average of 40 hours/week during tax season. Overtime is compensated accordingly.

You will have exposure to international tax issues and complex cases, but will also receive guidance on filing standard US tax forms.

We are a year-round tax preparation firm servicing a very specific clientele base. The majority of our clients are foreign professionals and students & apprentices visiting the US specifically for business purposes.

We also prepare S Corp, Sole Proprietorship, Self-Employment, and Partnership tax returns. We also do bookkeeping, payroll, and start-up processes for some of these small organizations.

Responsibilities

This position will be, at heart, designed to assist our full-time staff accountants and support staff with properly filing necessary individual and business returns, and provide accounting services for our diverse clientbase. They will also assist in customer relations and interpersonal communications between accountants and their clients.

Interns will be responsible for compiling information from taxpayers and corporations, being a resource for engagements, and assisting in both simple and complex cases. Duties may include organizing data for internal or external use, communicating and interacting with clients to ensure transparancy and reviewing documentation for completeness.

Qualifications

Desired candidates will be working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in a related business field.