Source: https://deftridge.com/job/r-and-d-credit-documentation-annapolis-dt-4315900/ Title: R&D Credit Documentation, hybrid in Annapolis | Deftridge Summary: R&D Credit Documentation for a specialist Tax Preparation Support, hybrid in Annapolis. $65-$81 an hour, about 10 hours in total. Starts within 7 days. One-off Posted Oct 24 · DT-4315900 # R&D Credit Documentation Specialist · Tax Preparation Support · Hybrid · Annapolis **$65–$81** / hour About $440–$1,020 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** Technology consulting firm for the public sector · 11–50 employeesCL-74989 · based in Annapolis - **Where** Hybrid · Annapolis - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 10 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Specialist · 2-5 years - **When you work** Evenings or weekends1 h a week overlap with ET **4** professionals have asked about this task **598** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This technology consulting firm for the public sector (11–50 employees) is looking for a specialist Tax Preparation Support for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Gathers project and time records that support a credit claim. The work is too small to justify a hire and too important to leave to chance. It is a consulting firm, so client deadlines set the pace and handover notes are expected. The team sits in Annapolis. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Evenings or weekends are fine, as long as the agreed weekly output is there. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (ET). ## What you deliver - Compile project descriptions, staff-time records and cost schedules for an R&D credit study. - 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 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer ## 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 when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail. ## Tools Excel Word ## Who fits - 2-5 years of hands-on work as a Tax Preparation Support, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Excel and Word - 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 - Experience in a similar industry - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Travel or work at a fixed location - 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** Excel, Word - **Offers** 10 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $73 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $73 an hour, is **above** the median specialist Tax Preparation Support rate in Maryland ($65). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $65 This task $73 $51 $101 [All Tax Preparation Support jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/tax-preparation-support/united-states/) · [Tax Preparation Support rates in Maryland](https://deftridge.com/rates/tax-preparation-support/maryland/) · [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-74989 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, R&D Credit Documentation is noted. 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