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Career Catalyst: Tax

Location: United States

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The journey to career success starts here!

KPMG Career Catalyst Privacy Disclaimer: By participating in this program, you acknowledge and agree that InsideSherpa Inc. (d/b/a Forage), may share the personal information that you provide with KPMG LLP, the U.S. firm of the KPMG global organization of independent professional services firms, providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory service (“KPMG”), pursuant to Forage’s Privacy Notice, and that KPMG may use your personal information for the purpose of providing you with recruitment and related training content pursuant to KPMG’s Privacy Statement.

Welcome to the KPMG U.S. Career Catalyst: Tax Virtual Job Simulation!

This virtual job simulation is designed to make the world of KPMG Tax more accessible than ever before. Through collaboration and innovative technologies, our Tax professionals work closely with clients to better understand their organizational needs and deliver a quality tax experience.

This immersive virtual job simulation allows you to step into the shoes of a KPMG Tax employee while our team of experts helps you grow your knowledge and skills. By simulating the type of work our tax professionals do every day, you can get invaluable, hands-on experience that can help propel your career. And after each module, you’ll have the opportunity to compare your work to real-world examples created by the KPMG team, providing you with a more accurate picture of Tax and the role technology plays in the industry.

We hope this program acts as a helpful guide as you explore the world of KPMG Tax!  

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Tax Research and Memorandum
    Conduct initial research and make tax recommendations for a project.

    • Tax Research
    • Technical Writing
    • Critical Thinking
  • Evaluating Data
    Clean up data received from the client.

    • Data Modeling
    • Critical Thinking
    • Excel
    • Manipulating Data
  • State Tax Exposure
    Modeling data on Excel.

    • Critical Thinking
    • Tax Research
    • Excel Modeling
  • Types of Tax & Cross Selling
    Drag and drop the KPMG U.S. services to the box in the matrix that best describes them.

    • Critical Thinking
    • Effective Communication
    • Team Building
    • Tax Types
  • Finish Line

Experience Information

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Career Center Hours

M Monday 9:00 - 5:00
T Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00
W Wednesday 9:00 - 5:00
TH Thursday 9:00 - 5:00
F Friday 9:00 - 5:00

Contact & Location

Phone
(816) 235-5529
Email
blochcareernet@umkc.edu
Address

Bloch Heritage Hall, Suite 203
5110 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110

Meet the Team

Daniel Folk Meet Daniel
Tamara Alvarado Meet Tamara
Jeina Kummer Meet Jeina
Sarah Siebert Meet Sarah
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