UltraTax CS Specialist

What you'll do

The project wants real tax workflows done and documented inside UltraTax CS, Thomson Reuters' professional tax software and a staple of small and mid-size CPA firms. The ad says plainly that the output is data for developing next-generation AI systems.

Working from provided scenarios, you prepare and review federal and state returns, entering taxpayer information, income, deductions and credits. Cases cover individual, business, corporate and partnership returns. You check calculations for anything missing, wrong or inconsistent, review finished work for accuracy and compliance, and explain the steps you took through each UltraTax CS workflow.

One task here goes beyond preparation: you also create realistic examples based on professional tax workflows. That puts some scenario-writing on your plate, not just working through scenarios someone else wrote.

Who fits

micro1 lists these as preferred qualifications:

• Strong hands-on professional experience with UltraTax CS, enough to navigate it and complete common workflows on your own
• Professional experience in tax preparation, tax accounting or tax compliance
• Experience preparing or reviewing U.S. federal and state returns
• Familiarity with individual and business returns, including corporations and partnerships
• A solid understanding of common U.S. tax forms, terminology and filing processes
• Close attention to detail, especially for tax and data-entry errors
• The ability to explain preparation steps and decisions clearly

No CPA or EA credential and no minimum years are stated, and AI experience is not asked for.

What it pays

$90–170/hour, micro1's published figure. The ad does not explain what moves someone up the band, and gives no compensation structure, weekly hours or project length. A same-day CCH ProSystem fx Tax Specialist listing carries the identical band for preparers on Wolters Kluwer's software; the UltraTax version adds the example-writing task and states the AI purpose outright.

Worth knowing

Good:

• A clear, checkable bar: you either work fluently in UltraTax CS or you do not
• No CPA or EA requirement
• Scenario-based returns rather than live client data
• 20 openings, flagged new and high demand

Less good:

• A wide $90–170 band with no explanation of where you will land
• No hours, duration or pay structure published
• Creating realistic examples is extra work the pay band does not single out
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, no notice period, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal on 1 October 2026. The $90–170/hour band, 20 openings and the qualifications above are its own published text. Location is given only as remote with no country restriction, though the work is U.S. federal and state tax. Payment terms and schedule are not published on the listing. See micro1.