About the job
Location: Philippines (100% Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor (exclusive commitment)
Compensation: $1,800–$2,900 USD per month (commensurate with experience and skills)
About the Job
Join a dynamic team where your expertise will be vital during tax season. As a US Tax Accountant or Tax Manager (based on your experience), you will prepare and review intricate tax returns, spearhead effective tax planning, and translate complex regulations into actionable guidance. Collaborating with US-based teams, you will also mentor junior staff and play a crucial role in modernizing compliance and advisory practices for small businesses and CPA firms.
Note: This is a full-time independent contractor position requiring exclusivity, no part-time or freelance work permitted once hired.
About the Role
You will be responsible for ensuring compliance and providing peace of mind to our clients through detailed preparation and review of multi-entity returns (1040/1065/1120/1120-S), crafting clear planning memos, maintaining meticulous workpapers, and obtaining timely approvals. You will proactively identify potential tax issues, such as elections, credits, and apportionment problems, articulating these in straightforward terms. Additionally, you will refine playbooks, checklists, review notes, and closing calendars, making each busy season more manageable.
Your Responsibilities
In-Depth Tax Preparation & Review
Manage the entire tax intake process: Drive organizer setups, efficient document requests, and kickoff discussions; align client trial balances and previous year returns with the current year's workplan.
Entity Expertise (1065/1120/1120-S):
Construct and review K-1s, capital accounts, partner/shareholder basis, and at-risk calculations.
Evaluate eligibility and limitations for §199A (QBI) and document wage/UBIA computations.
Determine reasonable compensation for S-corp shareholder-employees.
Individual Returns (1040):
Prepare accurate Schedules A/B/C/D/E, Form 4797, 6252 (installment sales), track passive activity losses and basis, and perform 1099-B reconciliations.
Manage roll forwards for carryforwards (NOL, capital loss, AMT credits) and oversee estimated payments/safe harbors.
Multi-State & SALT: Calculate apportionment (sales/payroll/property), manage nexus updates, composite/non-resident returns, and PTE/SALT cap workaround elections as necessary.
