Accounting Expert - Tax

Company: xAI
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: February 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description About xAI xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. About the Role As an Tax Subject-Matter Expert, you will apply deep tax expertise to support the development of xAI's next-generation artificial intelligence systems. In this role, you will contribute high-quality tax analysis, structured explanations, and evaluative judgment that help train AI models to reason accurately through complex tax issues. Working in close collaboration with technical and research teams, you will evaluate sophisticated tax scenarios and guide how AI systems interpret and apply statutory authority, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, and judicial precedent. Your contributions will directly influence the accuracy, consistency, and interpretive quality of AI-generated tax conclusions. You will draw on specialized expertise in individual, partnership, or corporate taxation to identify and analyze challenging tax issues comparable to advanced tax coursework, technical tax research, or professional practice analysis. This includes resolving ambiguous fact patterns, weighing alternative positions, and clearly articulating defensible tax treatments. This role is well suited for tax professionals and educators who thrive in intellectually dynamic environments and are comfortable engaging with evolving prompts, frameworks, and research objectives. Success requires the ability to exercise professional judgment under uncertainty, communicate tax reasoning with precision, and adapt to iterative guidance, similar to developing tax policy analyses, teaching advanced tax concepts, or responding to changes in tax law and interpretation. Responsibilities Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects. Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data. Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies. Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools. Choose problems from corporate accounting fields that align with your expertise, providing rigorous solutions and model critiques where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses. Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions. Required Qualifications 3 years of professional experience in taxation, gained through public accounting, national or regional tax practices, specialized advisory firms, or comparable industry roles, with specialization in individual, partnership, or corporate taxation. Demonstrated ability to analyze income tax issues, including evaluating complex fact patterns, interpreting statutory and regulatory authority, and applying sound professional judgment. Strong written communication skills in English, with the ability to produce clear, well-reasoned tax analyses, such as technical memoranda, research summaries, or instructional explanations. Proficiency in navigating authoritative tax resources, including the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, court decisions, and professional tax research platforms. Strong analytical skills and the ability to reach defensible tax conclusions in situations involving ambiguity, incomplete facts, or competing interpretations of tax law. Interest in applying tax expertise to emerging technologies and AI-driven tax analysis. Preferred Qualifications CPA license in good standing Advanced experience in one or more of the following areas: Corporate tax (e.g., ASC 740, mergers and acquisitions, international tax concepts) Partnership tax (e.g., Subchapter K, allocations, basis, restructurings) Individual tax (e.g., high-net-worth individuals, flow-through entities, planning considerations) Experience drafting or reviewing technical tax memoranda, tax planning analyses, or tax controversy positions. Familiarity with financial reporting for income taxes (ASC 740) and the interaction between tax and financial reporting. Teaching, training, or mentoring experience in taxation topics, such as Individual, Partnership, or Corporate Tax, or Tax Research. Contributions to professional thought leadership, including publications, presentations, firm guidance, or externally published tax commentary. Location & Other Expectations This position is based fully remote. If you are based in the US, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Team members are expected to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm PST for the first two weeks of training and 9:00am - 5:30pm in their own timezone thereafter. For those who will be working from a personal device, please note your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later. Compensation $45/hour - $100/hour The posted pay range is intended for U.S.-based candidates and depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. For international candidates, our recruiting team can provide an estimated pay range for your location. Benefits: Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI. Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles. xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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