Corporate Tax Expert
Mercor • Remote
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About this Role
From the Mercor listing
About the work We're building a high-quality library of corporate tax work products. You'll complete self-contained tax exercises from mock files (trial balances, intercompany agreements, deal documents) and produce the deliverable for each, graded against a rubric.
What you'll do
Build quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740 with current and deferred calculations and rate reconciliation.
Prepare returns and supporting workpapers across federal, state apportionment and international regimes, and forecast cash taxes by jurisdiction.
Produce technical computations and studies: GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Pillar Two, 163(j) limitation, and net operating loss and attribute analysis.
Build transfer pricing master file and local file documentation with intercompany agreement and policy review.
Work transaction tax: diligence of exposures and attributes, structuring memos, and documented tax positions including FIN 48 reserves.
You're a fit if you have
4+ years in corporate income tax, in-house or Big 4.
Depth in at least one of: provision and compliance, international and transfer pricing, or M&A tax.
Nice to have
- CPA; JD or LLM in Taxation; EA; CTA. Tax equity and HLBV modeling experience.
Assessment An ASC 740 provision from a mock trial balance; a transfer pricing benchmarking memo; a deal tax structuring recommendation.
Note: this is corporate income tax. Individual return preparation, payroll tax, and sales-tax-only backgrounds are out of scope.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Generalist
Key Responsibilities
- Build quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740 with current and deferred calculations and rate reconciliation.
- Prepare returns and supporting workpapers across federal, state apportionment and international regimes, and forecast cash taxes by jurisdiction.
- Produce technical computations and studies: GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Pillar Two, 163(j) limitation, and net operating loss and attribute analysis.
- Build transfer pricing master file and local file documentation with intercompany agreement and policy review.
Why This Role
Rare opportunity for top 1% experts. Earn $1000/hr contributing to the world's most advanced AI labs. This is one of the few roles where academic precision is valued as highly as commercial output.
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