Job Information
PwC Tax Intern - Winter 2026 - Destination CPA in Chicago, Illinois
Specialty/Competency: Industry Tax Practice
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 100%
At PwC, we focus on nurturing and developing individuals across our Entry Level programmes, providing them with opportunities to start their professional journey. We offer various entry-level positions and programmes for individuals to gain valuable experience and grow their skills.
As a tax generalist at PwC, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive tax services and advice to clients. Your role involves assisting with various tax-related matters, including compliance, planning, and consulting. Here are some specific tasks and responsibilities of a tax generalist:
Tax compliance: You will help clients comply with tax laws and regulations by preparing and reviewing tax returns, including corporate, individual, partnership, and international tax filings. You will ensure accuracy and compliance with relevant tax codes and legislation.
Tax planning: You will assist clients in developing effective tax strategies to minimise tax liabilities and optimise financial outcomes. This may involve analysing financial data, identifying tax-saving opportunities, and recommending appropriate tax planning strategies.
Tax research and interpretation: You will stay updated on tax laws, regulations, and rulings to provide accurate and relevant advice to clients. You will conduct research on complex tax issues, interpret tax guidelines, and provide guidance on the application of tax laws to specific client situations.
Client advisory: You will collaborate with clients to understand their tax needs, goals, and challenges. You will also provide proactive advice, answer client queries, and offer guidance on tax implications of business decisions, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions.
Audit support: You will work closely with auditors and provide necessary tax documentation and explanations during financial audits. You will also help clients respond to tax-related inquiries or challenges from tax authorities.
Cross-functional collaboration: You will often collaborate with professionals from other departments within the Firm, such as audit, advisory, and transaction services teams. You will provide tax experience and support to these teams on client engagements that require tax considerations.
Client relationship management: You will build and maintain relationships with clients, ensuring excellent service delivery and client satisfaction. You may also participate in business development activities, including identifying opportunities to expand services to existing clients or acquiring new clients.
Overall, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive tax services to clients, ensuring compliance, minimising tax liabilities, and assisting with tax planning strategies.
Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you will have the chance to work on a variety of assignments, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are encouraged to ask questions, take initiative, and produce quality work that adds value for our clients and contributes to our team’s success. During your time at the Firm, you start to establish your personal brand, paving the way to more opportunities.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
The Opportunity
As part of the Corporate Tax team you shall support teams and participate in projects, focusing on learning and gaining exposure to PwC's practices. As an Intern/Trainee you shall support teams, observe and learn, participate in projects, perform basic tasks and research, and gain exposure to PwC practices and methodologies. You shall also apply a learning mindset, take ownership of your own development, and appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Responsibilities
Participating in specific phases of tax compliance engagements
Researching tax laws and regulations
Analyzing the application of tax laws to specific situations
Demonstrating creative thinking and initiative
Building reliable relationships with team members
Seeking guidance, clarification, and feedback proactively
Prioritizing and completing tasks with flexibility
Exercising professional skepticism in every task
What You Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Required cumulative GPA: 3.0
What Sets You Apart
Before starting with PwC full-time, meet all educational requirements to be eligible for the primary credential license appropriate for relevant practice area, such as meeting all educational requirements to satisfy the 150 credit hour requirement necessary for the CPA license in the state in which your office will be located, or provide documentation satisfactory to the Firm that your CPA license can be obtained in the state in which your office will be located through reciprocity based on either a CPA license held, or CPA exam passed, in another state.
Researching and analyzing tax laws and regulations
Interacting with client and firm management
Self-motivation and personal growth
Meet educational requirements for CPA license
*Client service intern positions are entry-level and job seekers are traditionally either in their 3rd year of a 4 year degree program or in the 4th year of a 5 year program. Client service interns typically join us during the winter/spring or summer prior to their intended graduation year.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
The salary range for this position is: $28.00 - $44.75. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance