State Tax Specialist - AI Trainer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: SALT (State and Local Taxation) Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$150/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Analyze and review AI-generated responses involving U.S. state and local tax issues.
• Evaluate model performance on multi-state corporate income tax, sales and use tax, and pass-through entity tax scenarios.
• Create and validate tax research questions, answer keys, and evaluation rubrics .
• Assess AI reasoning related to nexus, marketplace facilitator rules, and state conformity to federal tax law.
• Identify factual errors, technical inaccuracies, and incomplete legal analysis.
• Provide written feedback to improve model accuracy and legal-tax reasoning.
• Review edge cases involving conflicting state rules and evolving administrative guidance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years of experience in State & Local Tax (SALT) .
• Strong tax research skills using primary authorities, state statutes, regulations, administrative guidance, and case law.
• Excellent written communication and analytical reasoning skills.
• Comfortable reviewing nuanced technical tax questions and explaining conclusions clearly.

Preferred

• CPA , JD , LLM (Tax) , MST , or equivalent advanced tax credential.
• Experience at a Big 4 firm, national accounting firm, law firm, state revenue department, or corporate tax department.
• Deep expertise in nexus analysis, state corporate income and franchise taxes, multi-state apportionment, and sourcing.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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