Tax Counsel - Information Reporting

The Company Pay Pal  has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers.

We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. Pay Pal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a Pay Pal or Venmo account balance, Pay Pal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  

Our Pay Pal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk.

We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

The Tax Counsel - Information Reporting will be an experienced in-house tax attorney who will ensure overall compliance with policy related to information reporting and withholding tax rules (including FATCA, CRS, CARF and 1099) across global products, processes, and procedures. The successful candidate will be able to work with cross functional partners to evaluate new products and changes to existing products to determine applicability of existing information reporting policies and necessity for creation of new policies.

They will exercise sound judgment in identifying legal risk and recommending defensible positions.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

Independently advises on complex tax issues affecting business operations, transactions, and strategic initiatives.

Develops and documents technical tax analyses supporting planning strategies, reporting positions, audit defense, and regulatory compliance.

Partners directly with business units and Finance leadership to structure initiatives in a tax-efficient and compliant manner.

Identifies tax risk exposures and recommends mitigation strategies consistent with Pay Pal’s overall risk tolerance.

Coordinates with outside advisors where appropriate and manages discrete external engagements.

May mentor junior attorneys or legal professionals and contribute to knowledge development within the tax function.

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years relevant tax experience and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or foreign equivalent

Admission to practice law in at…