Corporate Tax Expert
Mercor • Remote
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$100/hr
Listed
59d ago
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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
How long hiring takes
Across the AI training platforms we refer candidates to, the median gap between referral and hire is about 30 days. It varies by platform and role, so treat it as a rough guide for this one.
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Looking at Mercor Generalist listings we've tracked, contracts in this domain typically run about 6.8 weeks. Actual length varies by project, but this gives you a realistic baseline going in.
Based on 10 extracted Mercor Generalist listings.
Why this role
This Corporate Tax Expert role pays $100/hr for your Generalist judgment directly, without requiring case files, client meetings, or firm overhead to get there.
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