Apply your audit and controls expertise to train frontier AI models by designing realistic audit scenarios, evaluating AI-generated audit outputs, and improving AI reasoning across external audit, internal audit, risk assessment, and SOX compliance.
Tax Accountant / Specialist
United States
$80 – $120/hr
July 21, 2026
Job description
Role Overview
Mercor is seeking experienced Tax Accountants / Tax Specialists to help train next-generation AI systems by contributing real-world tax expertise. In this fully remote hourly contract role, you will transform practical tax workflows into structured training data, evaluate AI-generated tax outputs, and provide expert feedback that improves AI performance across tax compliance, planning, and reporting.
This opportunity is ideal for professionals with expertise in corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, or international taxation.
Key Responsibilities
Design Tax Training Tasks
- Create realistic tax scenarios based on real-world tax practice.
- Develop structured tasks involving:
- Individual tax returns (Form 1040)
- Corporate tax returns (Form 1120)
- S Corporation returns (Form 1120-S)
- Partnership returns (Form 1065)
- Tax provisions (ASC 740)
- Tax planning
- Estimated tax payments
- IRS notices and IDRs
- Tax controversy support
Evaluate AI Outputs
Review AI-generated tax responses for:
- Technical accuracy
- Compliance
- Defensible tax positions
- Professional judgment
Compare multiple AI-generated responses and identify the strongest solution.
Improve AI Performance
- Provide detailed written feedback to improve AI reasoning for tax compliance and planning tasks.
- Collaborate asynchronously with research teams throughout the project.
- Contribute structured tax knowledge to enhance AI training datasets.
Required Qualifications
CPA or Enrolled Agent (EA) certification.
Expertise in one or more tax specialties:
- Corporate Tax
- Individual Tax
- Partnership Tax
- State and Local Tax (SALT)
- International Tax
Experience in public accounting or in-house tax functions.
Bachelor's degree in:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Related field
Strong written communication skills.
Excellent analytical abilities and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience preparing complex tax returns and tax provisions.
Strong knowledge of tax planning, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
Compensation
- $80–$120 per hour
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Work Arrangement
- Fully Remote
- Independent Contractor
- Flexible schedule
- Project-based engagement with potential extensions based on business needs and performance
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