Tax Specialist - Compliance Expert

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from tax work, including return preparation (1040, 1120, 1120-S, 1065), tax provision (ASC 740), and tax planning.
• Review and compare AI-generated tax outputs for technical accuracy and defensible positions.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in tax tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team to enhance training data quality.

Requirements

• 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

Pay

$80–$120/hour