Source: https://deftridge.com/job/business-return-workpapers-united-states-dt-5863440/ Title: Business Return Workpapers (UltraTax), $87-102/h | Deftridge Summary: Business Return Workpapers (UltraTax) for a senior Tax Preparation Support, remote in the US. $87-$102 an hour, about 7 hours in total. Starts next week. One-off Posted Nov 2 · DT-5863440 # Business Return Workpapers (UltraTax) Senior · Tax Preparation Support · Remote · United States **$87–$102** / hour About $380–$950 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Seed collaboration software company for retailers · 11–50 employeesCL-65138 · based in Enid - **Where** Remote · United States - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 7 h in total - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings1 h a week overlap with CT **502** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This Seed collaboration software company for retailers (11–50 employees) is looking for a senior Tax Preparation Support for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Trial balance mapping and schedules for a partnership or corporate return. A fresh pair of experienced eyes is needed, and the result is a document or file the team can use straight away. The company sells subscription software, so deadlines follow release and billing cycles. The work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Map a trial balance to a Form 1065 workpaper set and prepare the M-1 and M-2 schedules. - One round of edits after the company's review is included - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 1 to 2 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools UltraTax Excel ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Tax Preparation Support, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in UltraTax and Excel - A professional qualification is required for any sign-off; the company keeps the final signature, you prepare and review. - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Tax Preparation Support - **Experience** 5-10 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** UltraTax, Excel - **Offers** 7 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $94 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $94 an hour, is **above** the median senior Tax Preparation Support rate in the United States ($90). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $90 This task $94 $60 $132 [All Tax Preparation Support jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/tax-preparation-support/united-states/) · [Tax Preparation Support rates in United States](https://deftridge.com/rates/tax-preparation-support/united-states/) · [Finance & Accounting jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/finance-and-accounting/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-65138 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Business Return Workpapers (UltraTax) is noted. 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