Tax AI Training Specialist (CPA or EA)

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for people building careers in AI training and data labeling. We connect skilled contributors with specialized projects, help you build a unified training portfolio, and make it simple to grow a durable freelance career in the human side of AI.

About AI training work

AI training (also called data labeling or human feedback work) is the hands-on work that helps models learn to perform real tasks. Contributors annotate, create, and evaluate examples so AI systems behave correctly in practice — work that is highly remote-friendly, flexible, and increasingly central to modern AI development.

The role

OpenTrain is hiring a Tax AI Training Specialist to design realistic tax scenarios from real tax work, review AI-generated tax answers for technical accuracy and defensible positions, and write clear feedback that improves model behavior. You will cover corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, and international tax topics and collaborate asynchronously with a research team.

• Employment: Contractor, part-time
• Time commitment: 20+ hours/week
• Compensation: $80–$120 USD per hour
• Location: Remote — United States only; English required
• Data type & tasks: Text; text generation examples and evaluation/rating

What you'll do

Day-to-day work centers on translating professional tax work into structured training examples, evaluating AI outputs for technical correctness, and producing feedback that is actionable for model improvement.

• Turn return preparation, ASC 740 tax provision, notices/IDRs, controversy support, planning, and estimated payments into high-quality training examples
• Review and compare AI-generated tax answers for technical accuracy and defensible positions
• Write clear, evidence-based feedback and annotations to guide model improvements
• Cover a range of sub-specialties including corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, and international/cross-border tax
• Collaborate asynchronously with a research team to refine examples and evaluation criteria

Requirements

You must meet the core professional and technical criteria below to ensure training examples and reviews reflect defensible tax positions.

• Active CPA or EA credential (required)
• Experience in a clear tax sub-specialty such as corporate, individual, partnership, SALT, or international tax
• Public accounting firm or in-house tax experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Ability to evaluate tax outputs for technical accuracy and defensible positions
• Strong written communication skills and close attention to detail
• Experience level: Entry level (see role description and credential requirements)

Helpful background

The following experiences are not required but will make you especially competitive and effective in this role.

• Prior experience translating professional tax work into structured examples for training or documentation
• Familiarity with technical tax review processes and documenting defensible positions
• Comfort working with examples spanning ASC 740, controversy responses, and cross-border tax issues

How it works / next steps

This is a part-time contractor role with hourly pay. OpenTrain hires and contracts contributors directly for AI training work; creating an OpenTrain account is free.

If your background matches the requirements, apply with your OpenTrain profile and credentials. Qualified applicants will be contacted with next steps and instructions for sample work or onboarding.

• Pay structure: hourly, $80–$120/hr (USD)
• Weekly commitment: 20+ hours; schedule is flexible within project needs
• Location: must be based in the United States and fluent in English