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Accounting Expert - Tax

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45-100 Hourly
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Hiring Remotely in USA
45-100 Hourly
Mid level
As a Tax Subject-Matter Expert, support AI systems by providing expert tax analysis, evaluate complex scenarios, and collaborate with technical teams on projects.
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About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As an Tax Subject-Matter Expert, you will apply deep tax expertise to support the development of xAI’s next-generation artificial intelligence systems. In this role, you will contribute high-quality tax analysis, structured explanations, and evaluative judgment that help train AI models to reason accurately through complex tax issues.

Working in close collaboration with technical and research teams, you will evaluate sophisticated tax scenarios and guide how AI systems interpret and apply statutory authority, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, and judicial precedent. Your contributions will directly influence the accuracy, consistency, and interpretive quality of AI-generated tax conclusions.

You will draw on specialized expertise in individual, partnership, or corporate taxation to identify and analyze challenging tax issues comparable to advanced tax coursework, technical tax research, or professional practice analysis. This includes resolving ambiguous fact patterns, weighing alternative positions, and clearly articulating defensible tax treatments.

This role is well suited for tax professionals and educators who thrive in intellectually dynamic environments and are comfortable engaging with evolving prompts, frameworks, and research objectives. Success requires the ability to exercise professional judgment under uncertainty, communicate tax reasoning with precision, and adapt to iterative guidance, similar to developing tax policy analyses, teaching advanced tax concepts, or responding to changes in tax law and interpretation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.  
  • Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.  
  • Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.  
  • Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.  
  • Choose problems from corporate accounting fields that align with your expertise, providing rigorous solutions and model critiques where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses.  
  • Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.  
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 3+ years of professional experience in taxation, gained through public accounting, national or regional tax practices, specialized advisory firms, or comparable industry roles, with specialization in individual, partnership, or corporate taxation.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze income tax issues, including evaluating complex fact patterns, interpreting statutory and regulatory authority, and applying sound professional judgment.
  • Strong written communication skills in English, with the ability to produce clear, well-reasoned tax analyses, such as technical memoranda, research summaries, or instructional explanations.
  • Proficiency in navigating authoritative tax resources, including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, court decisions, and professional tax research platforms.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to reach defensible tax conclusions in situations involving ambiguity, incomplete facts, or competing interpretations of tax law.
  • Interest in applying tax expertise to emerging technologies and AI-driven tax analysis.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • CPA license in good standing
  • Advanced experience in one or more of the following areas:
    • Corporate tax (e.g., ASC 740, mergers and acquisitions, international tax concepts)
    • Partnership tax (e.g., Subchapter K, allocations, basis, restructurings)
    • Individual tax (e.g., high-net-worth individuals, flow-through entities, planning considerations)
  • Experience drafting or reviewing technical tax memoranda, tax planning analyses, or tax controversy positions.
  • Familiarity with financial reporting for income taxes (ASC 740) and the interaction between tax and financial reporting.
  • Teaching, training, or mentoring experience in taxation topics, such as Individual, Partnership, or Corporate Tax, or Tax Research.
  • Contributions to professional thought leadership, including publications, presentations, firm guidance, or externally published tax commentary.
LOCATION AND OTHER EXPECTATIONS:
  • Tutor roles may be offered as full-time, part-time, or contractor positions, depending on role needs and candidate fit.
  • For contractor positions, hours will vary widely based on project scope and contractor availability, with no fixed commitments required.  On average most projects may involve at least 10 hours per week to achieve deliverables effectively though this is not a fixed commitment and depends on the scope of work. Contractors have full flexibility to set their own hours and determine the exact amount of time needed to complete deliverables. 
  • Tutor roles may be performed remotely from any location worldwide, subject to legal eligibility, time-zone compatibility, and role specific needs.
  • For US based candidates, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
  • We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
  • For those who will be working from a personal device, your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

US based candidates: $45/hour - $100/hour depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. International candidates: Information will be provided to you during the recruitment process.

Benefits vary based on employment type, location and jurisdiction. Benefits for eligible U.S. based positions include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave. Specific details and role specific information will be provided to you during the interview process.


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Top Skills

Internal Revenue Code
Irs Guidance
Professional Tax Research Platforms
Proprietary Software Applications
Treasury Regulations

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