PayPal

Tax Counsel – Information Reporting

PayPal
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $137,000 - $203,500 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in tax law with a focus on global information reporting and compliance, including the ability to manage complex tax matters and draft necessary documentation. Proven capability in advising on tax strategies, mitigating risks, and collaborating with business units to ensure regulatory adherence.

Highest-signal resume keywords
5+ Years Relevant Tax ExperienceJuris Doctor (JD) DegreeGlobal Information Reporting ExperienceAbility to Draft Business Requirement DocumentsAdmission to Practice Law

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Advise independently on complex tax issues affecting business operations, transactions, and strategic initiatives
  • Develop and document technical tax analyses supporting planning strategies, reporting positions, audit defense, and regulatory compliance
  • Partner with business units and Finance leadership to structure initiatives in a tax-efficient and compliant manner
  • Identify tax risk exposures and recommend mitigation strategies consistent with PayPal’s risk tolerance
  • Coordinate with outside advisors and manage discrete external engagements
  • Mentor junior attorneys or legal professionals and contribute to knowledge development within the tax function
  • Ensure compliance with global information reporting requirements and electronic filings, corrections, and B-notices
  • Review new or updated global products for information reporting impacts and advise product development partners on policy requirements
  • Draft business requirement documents for product development
  • Draft and review contract language, user agreements, terms, and conditions related to information reporting and withholding
  • Support system development and remediation initiatives for regulatory compliance, process improvements, and risk mitigation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years relevant tax experience
  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree or foreign equivalent
  • Admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
  • Ability to independently manage significant tax matters
  • Experience with global information reporting and withholding tax requirements, including IRS, FATCA, CRS, CARF, and 1099
  • Knowledge of electronic filings, corrections, and B-notices
  • Ability to review global products for information reporting impacts
  • Ability to draft business requirement documents and contract language, user agreements, terms and conditions
  • Ability to support system development and remediation activities
  • Ability to identify legal risk and recommend defensible positions

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable
  • Balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at the PayPal office or home workspace
  • Generous paid time off
  • Healthcare coverage for you and your family
  • Resources to create financial security
  • Mental health support resources
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

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Hard Skills
Tax AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceRisk Mitigation StrategiesContract DraftingInformation ReportingWithholding Tax RequirementsAudit DefenseTechnical Tax DocumentationSystem Development SupportLegal Risk Identification
Soft Skills
Independent ManagementMentoringCollaborationAdvisory SkillsCommunication
Industry Keywords
IRSFATCACRSCARF1099Electronic FilingsB-NoticesBusiness UnitsFinance LeadershipProduct Development