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PwC Tax Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 20 Feb 2025

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PwC Tax Associate Interview Experiences

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I was interviewed before Jun 2021.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test comprises 3 section. Quant, accounting & English. Overall level of all the three sections were very basic. In Quant basic questions came from arithmetic portion, accounting we had journal entries, golden rules, all the tax related question like income slabs, five sources of income etc, ,in English questions were from grammar, tenses etc.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. From Basics of accounting and taxation

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for PwC Tax Associate interview:
  • Journal Entires
  • Golden rule
  • Five sources of income
  • CY income Slabs
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with basics of accounting and taxation what you have read in your graduation, Whole test will be very basic no need to worry about difficulty level at all.

Tax Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 11 Jul 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the accounting procedure for Bad debts
  • Ans. 

    Bad debts are recorded as an expense in the income statement and as a reduction in accounts receivable in the balance sheet.

    • Bad debts are debts that are unlikely to be collected from customers.

    • The accounting procedure for bad debts involves estimating the amount of bad debts and recording them as an expense in the income statement.

    • The allowance method is commonly used to estimate bad debts.

    • Under the allowance method, a...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My interview was approximately 40mins, they have shorted one question after the other, with absolutely zero gaps. Just make sure you brush up all accounting basics, that will do. Be confident and answer to your best knowledge, don’t answer if you don’t know the answer in the assumption that they wouldn’t notice in that high speed.

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PwC Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PwC Tax Associate interview?
PwC interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PwC interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for PwC Tax Associate interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at PwC. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PwC expect are Compliance, Cost, Leadership Development, Networking and Process Quality.
What are the top questions asked in PwC Tax Associate interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the PwC Tax Associate interview -

  1. What is the accounting procedure for Bad de...read more
  2. What are three golden rules of account...read more
  3. What is deferred reven...read more
How long is the PwC Tax Associate interview process?

The duration of PwC Tax Associate interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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PwC Tax Associate Interview Process

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3 Interview rounds

  • Resume Shortlist Round
  • Aptitude Test Round
  • One-on-one Round
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