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Individual Return Workpapers · Insurance

Specialist · Tax Preparation Support · Remote · United States

$68–$77/ hour About $580–$870 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
Health insurer for travel · 51–200 employeesCL-84107 · based in Los Angeles
Where
Remote · United States
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, async2 h a week overlap with PT

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About this task

This health insurer for travel (51–200 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.

A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It is an insurer, so accuracy and an audit trail come before speed.

The work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

  • Prepare workpapers for 15 individual returns from client documents, with open questions listed for the preparer.
  • A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost
  • A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week
  • The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result

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 on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side.

Tools

CCH AxcessLacerteExcel

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

  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones
  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late

Not included

  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • 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 dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou 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
AlexSpecialist Tax Preparation Support
Experience
2-5 years in finance & accounting
Tools
CCH Axcess, Lacerte, Excel
Offers
10 hours a month, weekday evenings
Rate
$72 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $72 an hour, is above the median specialist Tax Preparation Support rate in the United States ($70). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

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Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-84107 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.

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