Job details
Hourly contract
Remote
Pay: $80-$120 per hour
Location: United States
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
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
💡 Important Note for Applicants: To maximize your chances of success, please read our Mercor Candidate Guide before applying. It covers crucial information about their AI matching process, background checks, and payment policies.
