Senior Tax Preparer/Reviewer – Full-Time, Fully Remote

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Are you an experienced tax professional who enjoys solving complex tax issues, reviewing high-level tax work, and helping other preparers grow?

Join Profitable Painter CPA PLLC, a fast-growing, tech-enabled, remote-first CPA firm that exclusively serves painting contractors across the U.S. and Canada. Our mission is simple: guide painting contractors to financial prosperity.

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Preparer / Tax Reviewer who brings strong technical tax knowledge, takes pride in producing accurate work, and enjoys serving as a resource to both clients and teammates.

This is a full-time, fully remote, year-round position where you’ll prepare and review complex individual and business tax returns, provide technical guidance to tax preparers, communicate directly with clients, and partner closely with our Tax Manager to maintain high standards of quality, efficiency, and client service.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and review complex federal and state individual and business tax returns, including:

• Complex individual returns involving Schedules C, E, and D/Form 8949

• Passive activity loss rules and Form 8582

• At-risk limitations and rental real estate professional status

• Section 199A/QBI calculations, including aggregation elections and SSTB limitations

• K-1 reporting and basis tracking for partnerships, S corporations, and trusts

• Alternative Minimum Tax and Net Investment Income Tax

• Multi-state individual taxation, including residency, domicile, part-year and nonresident allocation, reciprocity agreements, and credits for taxes paid to other states

• Estimated tax and safe harbor calculations, including underpayment penalty analysis

• Partnership taxation, including inside and outside basis, capital accounts, guaranteed payments, and special allocations

• S corporation taxation, including shareholder basis limitations, reasonable compensation, built-in gains tax, and distribution ordering rules

• Depreciation strategy involving MACRS, Section 179, bonus depreciation, and Section 1031 like-kind exchanges

• Multi-state business taxation, including nexus, apportionment, combined or consolidated filings, and state-specific adjustments

• Book-to-tax reconciliations, including Schedule M-1 and M-2

• Consolidated and multi-entity return structures

• Perform technical reviews of tax returns prepared by other team members, identifying substantive issues related to tax treatment, entity structure, basis, multi-state taxation, and overall accuracy.

• Research complex tax questions using primary authority, including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, revenue rulings, case law, and professional tax research platforms.

• Respond to IRS and state notices, including CP2000 and underreporter notices, when assigned.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to tax preparers, helping strengthen their tax knowledge, issue-spotting, and overall quality of work.

• Collaborate with the Tax Manager to improve tax workflows, preparation procedures, documentation, and department efficiency.

• Promote consistency across the tax department by helping ensure firm procedures and review standards are followed.

• Communicate directly with clients regarding complex tax matters, outstanding questions, and return results.

• Create client review videos that clearly explain tax return results and important takeaways.

• Maintain thorough client communication and workflow documentation within TaxDome.

• Attend regular tax department meetings, provide workflow updates, and communicate proactively regarding return status and technical issues.

• Stay current on federal and state tax law changes and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, and the client experience.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Fully Remote: Work from anywhere in the world.

Full-Time & Year-Round: This is not a seasonal tax position. Join a growing firm with stable, ongoing work throughout the year.

Technical Leadership: Use your tax expertise to solve complex issues, review the work of other professionals, and help strengthen the entire tax team.

Modern Tech Stack: Work in a streamlined, paperless environment using Drake Tax, TaxDome, Juno, Verito, Slack, Notion, and other technology designed to make tax preparation and review more efficient.

Collaborative Tax Team: Work closely with preparers, reviewers, and our Tax Manager in an environment where technical questions are discussed openly and quality is a shared responsibility.

Professional Growth: Continue developing your expertise through challenging tax work, ongoing training, collaboration, and exposure to increasingly complex tax matters.

Core Values – A.C.E.:

• Accountability: Do what you say you’ll do.

• Collaboration: We win as a team.

• Excellence: Always push for better—for yourself and our clients.

Mission-Driven: Help hardworking painting contractors thrive financially and build stronger businesses.

Supportive Team: We’re organized, forward-thinking, technology-focused, and genuinely care about providing an exceptional experience for our clients and teammates.

Compensation & Benefits

• $42-60,000 USD Annual Salary ($3500-$5000/month)

• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) (U.S. Only)

• SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with employer matching (U.S. Only)

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Ongoing training and professional development

• Professional, collaborative remote work environment

You’re a Great Fit If You Have:

Note: This is not an entry-level position. 

• 5+ years of tax preparation experience, including extensive experience preparing and reviewing individual and business tax returns

• A CPA or EA designation (strongly preferred)

• Strong working knowledge of federal and multi-state taxation

• Strong tax research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including experience researching complex issues using authoritative tax resources

• Experience responding to IRS and state tax notices

• Demonstrated experience performing technical tax reviews and identifying substantive issues beyond software diagnostics and e-file checks

• Experience with Drake Tax review workflows and diagnostics (preferred)

• Experience mentoring, coaching, and providing technical guidance to other tax professionals

• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• A professional, collaborative, and client-focused approach, with the ability to work independently as part of a fully remote team

• Fluency in written and spoken English, with strong professional communication skills

• The ability to work a consistent schedule aligned with Eastern, Central, or Pacific U.S. business hours

• The drive, reliability, and availability to consistently work 40–48 hours per week as business needs require 

• A reliable high-speed internet connection and dedicated home workspace

• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality of client and firm information

What Success Looks Like

You consistently prepare and review accurate, complete, and technically sound tax returns while meeting production deadlines and maintaining firm quality standards.

You identify complex tax issues, research them effectively, and know when additional discussion or escalation is appropriate.

You provide thoughtful technical feedback that improves both the return being reviewed and the skills of the preparer who completed it.

You communicate clearly and proactively with clients and teammates, keep your workflow current, and help returns move efficiently through preparation, review, and delivery.

You serve as a trusted technical resource within the tax department and contribute to better processes, stronger documentation, and greater consistency across the team.

Most importantly, you take pride in excellent work, help others improve, and contribute to a collaborative team focused on exceptional client service.

Ready to Join Our Tax Team?

If you’re looking for a stable, full-time, fully remote tax career where your technical expertise, review skills, and leadership can make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Join a modern CPA firm that values quality, embraces technology, invests in its team, and gives experienced tax professionals the opportunity to help shape how the tax department operates.

Apply today and take the next step in your tax career with Profitable Painter CPA.

Go to the link below and complete the application:

https://profitablepaintercpa.com/careers

Select the position of "Tax Preparer" when applying. 

Job Type: Full-time