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Tax Accountant / Specialist

$120
per hour
Hourly contract Remote Last verified 21 Jul 2026
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About the Role

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. Tax — across corporate, individual, partnership / pass-through, SALT, and international sub-specialties.

What You'll Do

  • 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

You're a Good Fit If You

  • 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

Role Highlights

Pay
$80-$120/h
Contract
Hourly contract
Location
Remote
Category
Model evaluation
Posted
6 days ago
Job ID
WE-6065

Pay & Payout

Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.

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