Overview
This role is suited for a highly motivated individual with extensive tax preparation experience, strong writing skills, and a passion for assisting customers and community members. The position involves working remotely from home as part of a supportive team focused on tax-related customer service.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality written responses to tax and technical questions in an online community to help customers complete their tax returns.
- Produce accurate written content efficiently while meeting defined quality and productivity goals.
- Participate in various projects requiring effective writing skills.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Remote work-from-home setup.
- Proficiency in typing or voice-to-text input.
Qualifications
- Active EA Certification, CPA, or JD (practicing attorney in taxation).
- Minimum of 2 years recent experience preparing federal individual (Form 1040) and state income tax returns using professional tax software in a work environment; experience with business returns (1120, 1120S, 1065, 1041) is a plus.
- Ability to write clearly and concisely, using simple language to explain complex tax issues.
- Excellent command of English, including spelling and grammar.
- Ability to understand and interpret customers' tax questions without access to their tax returns.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills.
- Technical proficiency with cloud-based applications, search engines, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and file management.
- Ability to work a full-time schedule (40 hours per week), flexible within five set days of the week.
Compensation and Benefits
The employer offers a competitive compensation package with pay-for-performance rewards. This position may be eligible for cash bonuses, equity rewards, and benefits according to applicable plans and programs. Pay is based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. Regular pay equity reviews are conducted.
Expected Base Pay Range by Location:
- California Remote (Bay Area): $43 - $58 per hour
- California Remote (Not Bay Area): $40 - $54 per hour
- Colorado Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
- Hawaii Remote: $31.5 - $42 per hour
- Illinois Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
- Maine Remote: $27 - $36.5 per hour
- Maryland Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
- Massachusetts Remote: $31.5 - $42 per hour
- New Jersey Remote: $31.5 - $42 per hour
- New York Remote: $36.5 - $49.5 per hour
- Ohio Remote: $27 - $36.5 per hour
- Vermont Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
- Virginia Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
- Washington Remote: $31.5 - $42 per hour
- Washington, DC Remote: $30 - $40 per hour
Location
Remote work from the specified states listed above.