Roles · Accounting and bookkeeping
AI tax specialist
Prepares tax returns for individuals or small businesses. Computes taxes owed or overpaid. Explains federal and state tax laws.

Tax specialist · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Compute taxes owed or overpaid using adding machines or personal computers.
- Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns.
- Explain federal and state tax laws to individuals and companies.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Tax Preparers” (O*NET 13-2082.00), as O*NET lists them:
- Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.
- Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
- Explain federal and state tax laws to individuals and companies.
Tax specialist · Tools and industries
It works in the tools you already use
- Intuit TurboTax
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
Industries it fits
Hire this roleRole facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits
