Source: https://deftridge.com/job/individual-return-workpapers-texas-dt-6405455/ Title: Individual Return Workpapers, remote in Texas | Deftridge Summary: Individual Return Workpapers for a specialist Tax Preparation Support, remote in Texas. $65-$83 an hour, 8 to 12 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Shortlisting · 2 candidates Posted Oct 27 · DT-6405455 # Individual Return Workpapers Specialist · Tax Preparation Support · Remote · Texas only **$65–$83** / hour About $590–$890 a month. 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** Series C E-commerce platform for children's clothing · 501–1,000 employeesCL-53453 · based in Killeen - **Where** Remote · Texas only - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–12 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Specialist · 2-5 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **4** professionals have asked about this task **1,445** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This Series C E-commerce platform for children's clothing (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a specialist Tax Preparation Support for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 8–12 h a month. Collects source documents and prepares workpapers for review. The same kind of work comes back every month, so the company prefers one person with an hours cap over ad-hoc requests. It sells online, so volumes move with promotions and the calendar matters. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in Texas, so this one is for residents there. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Prepare workpapers for 8 individual returns from client documents, with open questions listed for the preparer. - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost ## What a month looks like - Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month - Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions - Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month **Duration:** 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools CCH Axcess Lacerte Excel ## Who fits - 2-5 years of hands-on work as a Tax Preparation Support, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in CCH Axcess, Lacerte 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 - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Managing other contractors or employees - 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** Specialist Tax Preparation Support - **Experience** 2-5 years in finance & accounting - **Tools** CCH Axcess, Lacerte, Excel - **Offers** 10 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $74 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $74 an hour, is **below** the median specialist Tax Preparation Support rate in Texas ($90). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $90 This task $74 $51 $122 [All Tax Preparation Support jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/tax-preparation-support/united-states/) · [Tax Preparation Support rates in Texas](https://deftridge.com/rates/tax-preparation-support/texas/) · [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-53453 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, Individual Return Workpapers is noted. 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