The U.S. Tax Preparer prepares accurate, complete, and timely U.S. tax returns for BenchTax small business customers. The ideal candidate can review books, year-end financials, prior-year returns, and supporting documents; identify missing or inconsistent information; make or flag straightforward supported bookkeeping/tax adjustments; prepare returns in professional tax software; communicate directly with customers; and conduct draft review calls.

This person must be able to explain tax concepts clearly and empathetically to non-tax professionals and document the file so reviewers and advisors can understand the work without recreating it.

Core Responsibilities

• Prepare federal and applicable state returns for small business customers, including 1040, Schedule C, 1120, 1120-S, and 1065 returns.

• Review customer documents, bookkeeping records, year-end financials, prior-...