Tax Accountant / Specialist

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

Compensation

• Pay: $80 – $120/hour
• Type: Hourly contract
• Location: Remote