Metro Kansas City CPA firm is seeking to hire an experienced seasonal Tax Preparer skilled in preparation of moderate to complex individual tax returns. Our firm prepares income tax returns in a paperless environment using state of the art tax preparation software. Experience with Prosystem FX preferred. 

Duration - February 15th to April 15th renewable each year thereafter 

Experience 

• Minimum three years past experience Salary 

• Negotiable Location 

• Overland Park, KS (we will not consider a working from home option)

Tax Preparer Job Duties:

•Prepares income tax return forms for businesses and individuals.

•Reviews various financial records like income statements, receipts of expenditures and previous tax returns to determine a strategy for preparing current returns.

•Interviews clients to get information on deductible expenses, allowances and taxable income.

•Uses tax form instructions and tax tables to make proper entries on the tax form and compute the amount of taxes an individual or business owes.

•Consults tax resources and law books to obtain assistance with atypical returns.

•Verifies forms that individuals prepared themselves to check for errors or miscalculations.

•Calculates proper fee to charge each customer for tax preparation services based on the complexity of each form and the amount of time required for the work.

•Takes continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on changes in federal and state tax codes.