US/UK Cross Border Tax Summer Internship - July 2027 intake

Build real tax experience and explore your future career

Programme overview

On the US/UK Cross Border Tax Summer Internship, you’ll shape the future with confidence, gaining hands‑on experience across two tax systems. Over four weeks, you’ll see how we help clients manage UK and US tax obligations and solve complex cross‑border challenges. You’ll take part in real client work, a structured case study, and receive on‑the‑job feedback, with the potential to fast‑track to a Graduate Programme.

Core skills for success

• Curiosity and motivation - Build your understanding of how UK and US tax systems interact for individual taxpayers.


• Collaboration - Work with colleagues across different teams, learning how to communicate clearly in a busy team environment.


• Analytical thinking - Interpret financial information and other personal data to support tax work and understand the differences in treatment between UK and US tax.


• Adaptability - Manage different tasks and priorities across a fast-paced, four-week programme, responding to new challenges and learning opportunities.


• Integrity - Deliver accurate work and take on feedback to build confidence and ensure high-quality outputs.


• Digital, data and AI fluency - Use EY tools and technology to support how tax work is delivered across international teams.

What you will be doing

• Support teams working on UK and US tax matters, helping prepare information that feeds into both UK and US tax returns and client deliverables.


• Learn how internationally mobile individuals manage tax across jurisdictions, including the challenges of operating in both the UK and US tax systems.


• Work in a group to complete a structured case study over the programme, applying research and problem‑solving to a realistic business scenario.


• Develop quickly through on‑the‑job feedback and end‑of‑programme assessment conversations, with the opportunity to fast‑track to the Graduate Programme if you perform well.

Please note: Due to UK policies, you must be based in the UK for the entire duration of the programme.

Key programme facts

• Programme length
  Four weeks