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Tax

Despite what you might hear, Tax isn't all about numbers, forms and the end of the financial year. No matter what group our graduates join they can rely on excellent training and support towards those all-important professional qualifications.

With the right skills under their belt, they are able to explore new opportunities within their specialist discipline.

So what is Tax?

Tax is a fact of life, but nobody wants to pay too much. Many businesses and large organisations have tax bills that can run into the millions. Our work here helps organisations and individuals maximise their tax efficiency and minimise tax risks.

We have over 500 tax experts around Ireland. They could be working on projects ranging from preparing tax numbers for the annual accounts, to restructuring multi-million-euro property portfolios, to buying a business, to advising rock stars on the tax implications of their worldwide tours. As you can see, the diversity of our clients makes for some very interesting projects.
What do our graduates do every day?
Our precise activities vary depending on the area of our Tax practice. But in all cases our graduates divide their time between working in the office, working at client sites and studying for professional qualifications.

Right from the start there'll be live client projects and the challenge and complexity of our work grows as our graduates develop. Some critical tasks our graduates are involved in are:
- Helping provide bespoke tax advice to our clients
- Making sure the tax compliance process runs smoothly
- Planning, researching and tailoring ideas to clients' needs
- Dealing with issues that crop up in other countries where co-ordination with our overseas network is crucial
- Keeping up to date with, and researching, business issues impacting your clients
Studying for professional qualification takes up a great deal of time. It is hard work, but graduates study with a great peer group and have all the support they need
What do our graduates get out of the job?

Valuable experience in different areas of Tax. The chance to learn from the best. The opportunity to specialise. Swift progress - and more.
What skills do we use?
Loads. Here are just a few:
- Research and analysis skills
- The ability to think beyond the numbers
- How to think creatively, as all professional tax specialists here do, applying your technical skills intellectually
- Communication and team-working skills
- Project management skills
- Strong industry knowledge
- Client Management and business development
What are our business areas?

Our graduates join one of our main business areas.

Financial Services (FS)
We specialise in three core areas - Banking & Capital Markets, Investment Management and Insurance. Our clients include many of the leading domestic and multinational financial institutions which means our graduates can expect to work on complex cross border transactions giving them experience in both Irish and international tax. Financial Services is a highly regulated and dynamic industry sector and our challenge is to develop tax solutions for our clients in areas such as leasing, treasury operations and funds to fit with their commercial aims.

Consumer & Industrial Products (CIP)
CIP is the largest group in the TLS department and provides advice to Irish plcs, major multinational corporations, Semi-State organisations and a variety of privately owned Irish companies. Our clients operate in diverse industries, from Pharmaceuticals to Retail, and from Energy to Engineering. Working in the CIP group, the kind of projects graduates could be involved with include advising on mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs, group reorganisations – and much more.

Technology, Information, Communication and Entertainment & Services (TICES)
Whether we’re advising an international airline that’s looking to invest in Ireland or an Irish software development company that’s thinking of expanding overseas, our work in TICES often has an international focus. The services we offer are incredibly varied – we’re involved with everything from making sure companies meet their tax filing and payment deadlines to advising on international tax planning and structuring. We liaise with the global PwC network to bring a complete range of services and solutions to meet our clients’ challenges and needs.

VAT
We provide Value Added Tax knowledge to the tax practice’s four main industry groups, FS, CIP, TICES and BWS. We’re involved in a wide range of projects, including advising on the correct VAT rate for new products or services, assisting clients with Revenue Audits, managing VAT compliance obligations or advising on the VAT implications of property transactions. Our Irish VAT team consists of over 30 professionals advising on all aspects of VAT legislation and through our global network we assist clients with indirect tax issues, which arise in other countries.

Human Resource Services (HRS)
We help a wide range of organisations to align their HR strategy with their overall business performance by managing the relevant financial, tax, regulatory, operational, risk management and compliance challenges. Our focus is on issues such as employment tax, reward and international mobility but we also offer additional support services including executive resourcing, pensions, workforce reduction, immigration and employment law services. Our clients include global or multinational companies as well as local and public sector organisations.

International Products & Services (IPS)
As part of PwC’s international tax structuring network, we work with colleagues around the world to help clients with cross-border operations optimise their tax strategy. Graduates in this area are involved in advising on inbound and outbound structuring, managing intellectual property, the use of holding companies, cross-border financing and treasury solutions and the intricacies of EU Tax law. The team brings a broad range of commercial skills and the nature of our work means that international secondments are not unusual.

Customs, Excise and Trade
Custom duties, rules and regulations can have a positive or negative impact on our clients’ businesses. If not managed correctly, they can add to costs, erode competitiveness and limit or even prevent the movement of products. As the leading provider of customs and excise experience in the Irish market, we offer unrivalled national and international experience along with the necessary legal, accounting, scientific and engineering support. Our clients include Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Technology Companies and as part of the team, graduates work to help maximise the benefits from the relief schemes available to them and don’t incur unnecessary duties.

Company Administration Services (CAS)
Our clients include some of the world’s largest multinational corporations and many top-level Irish companies in areas as diverse as Financial Services, Entertainment, Telecoms and Retail. To start with, graduates help these organisations to meet their company secretarial and filing obligations, interpreting legislation, identifying precedents and liaising with the Companies Registration Office.

Pension Solutions Group (PSG)
This group consists of pension and actuarial specialists who advise clients on employee benefits and specifically company pensions. This team helps to devise innovative pension solutions that take into account the demands of each client and the industry in which they operate. They are responsible for advising clients of changes in pensions legislation, as well as having a key part to play in the design and roll-out of the schemes themselves.
What professional qualifications do we study for?

Graduates in our Tax and Legal Services (TLS) practice study for the Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) professional qualification and also have the option to study for the Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) professional qualification.