Post job

Tax internship resume examples for 2025

Zippi

Build a better tax internship resume with Zippi, your AI resume builder robot.

Updated March 26, 2025
6 min read
Resume example

All resume examples

How to write a tax internship resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the tax internship role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in tax internship-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some tax internship interviews.

Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.

Zippi waving

List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical tax internship skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some tax internship interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a tax internship resume:

  • First Hand
  • CPA
  • Taxation
  • Tax Planning
  • Local Tax Returns
  • Tax Issues
  • Tax Regulations
  • Income Tax Returns
  • Tax Compliance
  • PowerPoint
  • Financial Statements
  • Tax Return Preparation
  • Tax Research
  • IRS
  • Partnership Tax Returns
  • Income Statement
  • Reconciliations
  • Tax Laws
  • Withholding Tax
  • Treasury
  • Tax Payments
  • Tax Forms
  • Transfer Pricing
  • Property Tax
  • Individual Tax Returns
  • Indirect Tax
  • Sales Tax
  • Journal Entries
  • GAAP
  • Fixed Assets

You can let Zippi customize your resume.

Zippi waving

How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write tax internship experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are examples from great tax internship resumes:

Work history example #1

Marketing Department Internship

National Geographic

  • Tripled department's Twitter following in 10 days by encouraging industry-specific activity.
  • Analyzed data from external sources to create and maintain research database for sales team.
  • Administered Customer Relationship Management platform Salesforce.com.
  • Designed one sheet layouts for local and national business promotions using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
  • Analyzed online engagement via Twitter/Facebook analytics to identify which communication methods effectively secured high brand loyalty.

Work history example #2

Tax Internship

United Way

  • Received advanced level IRS tax preparation certification.
  • Prepared tax returns using IRS-provided software, accurately provided assistance to taxpayers.
  • Prepared and filed income-tax returns for low-income residents in Allegheny County
  • Passed VITA Certification of Advanced Exam/Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Exam/Foreign Student Exam.

Work history example #3

Tax Assistant

H&R Block

  • Helped clients deal with IRS Audits which got them out of debt and give them a peace of mind.
  • Prepared personal income taxes and assisted and advised taxpayers on a wide range of IRS tax forms, notices and issues.
  • Used software tools including: Peoplesoft Compiled and posted employee payroll data.
  • Responded to federal and state notices and provided representations to clients before the IRS.
  • Enrolled Agent (EA) licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS.

Work history example #4

Catering Assistant

Famous Dave's of America

  • Supervised two fast paced cafeterias for three meal periods.
  • Assisted co-workers whenever possible Routinely cleaned work areas, glassware and silverware throughout each shift.
  • Controlled event/ washed dishes/ Cleaned event centers/ General maintenance and gardening.
  • Created new menus, formatted documents in Word, and build new menus into a system called Delphi.
  • Interacted extensively with clients in order to ensure an overwhelming positive experience.

You can let Zippi customize your resume.

Zippi waving

Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from tax internship resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in economics

University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT

2015 - 2018

Bachelor's Degree in accounting

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

2015 - 2018

Highlight your tax internship certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on tax internship resumes:

  1. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  2. Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)
  3. Tax Certification
  4. International Accredited Business Accountant (IABA)

Browse business and financial jobs