Tax Accountant / Specialist
Pay
$700 per task
Work
Remote · Task based
Experience
Mid level
Eligibility
USA
Field
Finance & accounting
Skills
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About this role
Role Overview
Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to engage experienced tax professionals. You'll translate real tax compliance, provision, and planning work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason about how tax accountants actually work.
Focus Areas
Tax — across corporate, individual, partnership / pass-through, SALT, and international sub-specialties.
Key Responsibilities
- Design realistic scenarios from your tax work — return preparation (1040 / 1120 / 1120-S / 1065), tax provision (ASC 740), responses to notices / IDRs and controversy support, tax planning and estimated payments
- Review and compare AI-generated tax outputs for technical accuracy and defensible positions
- Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs tax tasks
- Collaborate asynchronously with the research team
Ideal Qualifications
- CPA or EA (Enrolled Agent)
- A clear tax sub-specialty — corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, or international / cross-border
- Public accounting (firm) or in-house tax experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Strong written communication and attention to detail
Application Process
- Submit a resume or a short summary of your tax experience
- Complete a short form on your practice area, specialties, and certifications
- Selected applicants may complete a brief sample task
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