Tax Specialist - Compliance Expert
obsidianMillbrae (CA)
About the 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
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