Corporate Tax Specialist - ASC 740

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Corporate Tax Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740. Include current and deferred calculations and rate reconciliation.
• Prepare returns and supporting workpapers across federal, state apportionment, and international regimes. Forecast cash taxes by jurisdiction.
• Produce technical computations and studies such as GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Pillar Two, 163(j) limitation, and net operating loss and attribute analysis.
• Build transfer pricing master file and local file documentation. Review intercompany agreements and policies.
• Work on transaction tax diligence of exposures and attributes. Prepare structuring memos and documented tax positions including FIN 48 reserves.

Qualifications

Must-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.

Preferred

• 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.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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