The work
You will create and review tax-focused training data while preparing complete individual federal Form 1040 returns under TY2025 rules. You will explain how each figure was calculated and give clear feedback that helps improve AI-generated tax work.
- Prepare complete individual Form 1040 returns, including worksheets, phase-outs, limitations, and carryovers.
- Write clear preparer notes so every amount can be traced and reproduced.
- Build realistic, self-contained scenarios involving self-employment, partnership and S-corporation K-1s, investments, credits, filing status, dates, and expected results.
- Review AI-generated returns and calculations for accuracy and completeness.
- Classify errors as critical, secondary, or minor, and document ambiguities, exceptions, and conflicts in tax law or IRS guidance.
- At senior levels, strengthen and audit scenarios, review work, and resolve disputed outcomes.
What it pays and takes
This is a part-time contract role for candidates working in the United States. English fluency is required for the tax analysis and written feedback.
- Pay: $50 to $75 per hour.
- Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
- Work type: Part-time contract.
- Required: An active Enrolled Agent or CPA credential.
- Required: At least three tax seasons preparing complex individual returns, including Schedule C, K-1s, investments, and credits.
- Required: Current Form 1040 preparation experience and fluency in TY2025 rules.
- Required: Ability to compute a complete return by hand and communicate clearly in objective, reproducible written notes.
- Helpful: Experience with foreign tax credits and K-1 reporting, Section 179 and QBI, investments and capital gains, or energy and education credits.
- Five or more tax seasons plus training, review, or quality-control experience support expert-level work.
- Ten or more years with review or sign-off responsibility support adjudicator-level work.
How it works
You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.
The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 4 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People prepare examples, review model responses, and evaluate accuracy so AI systems can improve, and specialized tax knowledge is valuable because it helps produce reliable training data and feedback.