Also called: International Tax Economist
Decides fair prices for goods and services that a global company sells between its own subsidiaries, a huge tax issue.
You figure out how much a company's Swiss branch should 'charge' its US branch for using a patent, using economic studies that tax authorities in both countries will check.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in economics, or accounting with heavy economics.
Ways in: Graduate school, 4-year college. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Accounting, Finance.
Growing faster than average. Growing with global tax rule changes.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI pulls comparable companies and drafts reports; building defensible economic arguments for tax authorities still needs experts.
Classes: AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, A world language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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