Roles · Accounting and bookkeeping

AI tax preparer

Prepares tax returns for individuals or small businesses and checks data input to detect errors in arithmetic or data entry.

Esther Parata“I prepare tax returns and check data input for errors.”An example character, not a real person.
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Tax preparer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Prepare simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
  2. Check data input or verify totals on forms prepared by others.
  3. Compute taxes owed or overpaid and complete entries on forms.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Tax Preparers” (O*NET 13-2082.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
  • Check data input or verify totals on forms prepared by others to detect errors in arithmetic, data entry, or procedures.
  • Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.

Tax preparer · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Intuit TurboTax
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits