Tax Internship

Thomas, Judy & Tucker (TJT), is a leading full-service CPA firm providing taxation and audit/attestation services to North Carolina and beyond for 35 years. Our firm has 20 partners and 275+ professionals with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington, and Cedar, North Carolina.

TJT is seeking aspiring accounting professionals to gain valuable public accounting experience working as a Tax
intern in our firm starting in January of 2027. This tax internship is a full-time commitment (40 hours per week). TJT's fulltime internships are primarily designed for students who can commit to a 40-hour work week as they are not enrolled in spring semester coursework.

The firm has full-time tax internship opportunities in our Raleigh, Wilmington, and Durham, NC markets.

The firm’s practice is well developed and has a wide range of clients within the areas of real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, construction, and non-profit agencies. Our employees enjoy the opportunity to work closely with the owners and management of middle‑market companies and established family‑owned businesses. You will enjoy a diversity of work experiences with a wide variety of clients and industries.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with the partners and managers of TJT and be exposed to a variety of tax and accounting concepts. We offer real world experience that is so much more than just fetching coffee or scanning files. Additional learning outcomes and objectives that you will receive during your TJT internship include:

• Extensive hands‑on training with CCH Axcess Tax and Engagement trial balance software
• Experience preparing individual and business tax returns and adjusting client trial balances in preparation for tax return filing
• Opportunity to conduct both federal and state tax research
• Collaborate and build professional relationships with TJT tax staff and cultivate a team‑centric environment with your fellow interns

We offer a collaborative working atmosphere where our employees become part of a cohesive client service team. Communication is a critical part of being a CPA in the modern business climate and any applicant would be expected to have the necessary business communication skills.

We offer the technical resources and expertise of a large firm combined with the personal attention and service of a local firm. Our employees have learned to instill the "TJT Way" into all their client service interactions. We provide our employees the right work/life balance that results in low staff turnover which allows us to develop continuity with our clients and helps us to really get to know our clients and their needs.

As a large local firm, we have the personnel to service clients in a way that smaller local firms cannot. Our tag line is "Building Partnerships that Deliver…" and that’s truly what we hope to develop with all our clients and employees.

We are a family‑oriented firm with a reputation for excellence throughout the state of North Carolina. Inside Public Accounting recently recognized us as one of the Fastest Growing Firms nationally as well as one of the top 200 firms in the United States for 2025. We have served North Carolina businesses and individuals for over 30 years, and we are still experiencing steady revenue growth year after year.

Though we are based in the Triangle, we serve business all over North Carolina and beyond through our offices in Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington, and Cedar Point.

We offer a competitive intern salary, flexible hours, great opportunities for obtaining full‑time employment and a fun, collaborative working atmosphere.