Corporate Tax Specialist – ASC 740

Job overview

The Corporate Tax Specialist – ASC 740 role is remote, with the posting identifying remote work but not specifying a broader geographic scope. Compensation is $2,000 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The specialist prepares corporate tax provisions, returns, forecasts, technical tax analyses, transfer-pricing documentation, and transaction tax work. This work supports accurate tax compliance and analysis across federal, state, and international matters.

What you'll do

• Build quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740, including current and deferred calculations and rate reconciliation
• prepare returns and supporting workpapers across federal, state apportionment, and international regimes
• forecast cash taxes by jurisdiction
• prepare technical computations and studies involving GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Pillar Two, Section 163(j), and net operating losses and tax attributes
• build transfer-pricing master and local file documentation
• review intercompany agreements and policies
• perform transaction tax diligence and prepare structuring memos and tax-position documentation, including FIN 48 reserves.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

corporate tax specialist

asc 740

tax provision

corporate income tax

tax compliance

transfer pricing

gilti

fdii

beat

pillar two

remote

mercor

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Contract opportunity. Requires 4+ years of corporate income tax experience and depth in at least one of provision and compliance, international tax and transfer pricing, or M&A tax. CPA, JD or LLM in Taxation, EA, CTA, and tax equity or HLBV modeling experience are preferred.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.