Work from Home with an Intuit Tax Specialist Job

With tax season upon us, we are seeing more and more remote tax-related job postings. With the right background and experience, this can be a lucrative, legitimate work from home opportunity. Today we are looking specifically at some of the positions available with Intuit, owner of TurboxTax and other popular financial software.

There are three primary remote positions available at Intuit; Tax Support Specialist, Tax Advisor Specialist and Sr Tax Advisor Specialist. None of these positions offer full tax preparation service but instead answer questions and provide expert advice.

 

Intuit Remote Tax Support Specialist

Job Description: This is a seasonal customer service position. You will be providing Tax Support to TurboTax Customers. Help customers who are working on their tax return with both product/software inquiries, as well as with tax questions and calculations, apply defined practices, procedures and company policies to troubleshoot and resolve product and tax support customer inquiries, and interact with customers utilizing strong written and verbal skills as well as deep customer empathy.

Qualifications:

• College degree preferred.  Background in business, finance, accounting, or tax a must.
• Basic knowledge of tax laws and tax concepts.
• Some experience preparing federal and state returns for individuals (1040)
• Some experience providing support in a call center environment a plus (work from home or on site)
• Job history with a tax preparation firm a plus

Intuit Work-from-Home Tax Advisor Specialist

Job Description: In this position, you will be providing guidance and explaining tax terms to TurboTax customers.

Qualifications:

• Must possess active credential, EA (Enrolled Agent) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
• Experience preparing federal and state individual (1040) tax returns, minimum 5 years.  Business return (1120, 1120S, 1065, 1041) preparation a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of tax laws.
• Ability to research tax topics and explain tax concepts to taxpayers.
• Audit experience a plus.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using tax software.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Intuit Remote Senior Tax Advisor Specialist

Job Description: Sr. Tax Advisor Specialists manage teams of seasonal agents, recruit and train seasonal agents, assist in customer tax and audit contacts during the off-season and participate in additional projects.

Qualifications:

• Must possess an active credential, EA (Enrolled Agent) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
• Experience preparing federal and state individual (1040) tax returns, minimum 5 years.  Business return (1120, 1120S, 1065, 1041) preparation a plus College degree preferred
• Management in a remote call center environment
• Extensive knowledge of tax laws.
• Ability to research tax topics and explain tax concepts to taxpayers.
• Audit experience a plus.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using tax software.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

What Does Intuit Pay Tax Specialists?

Pay is hourly and based on experience. The unconfirmed base number is $16 per hour according to some recent hires. There is also reportedly a bonus of up to $8,000 for those completing the entire tax season.

These are employee positions with a schedule and minimum hourly commitments.

Interested in applying?

Check out Intuit’s current job openings at http://careers.intuit.com/.