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Tax preparer

The one-time recruitment fee is USD 2,795 (USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire). There is no ongoing recruitment markup. The six-month guarantee is a replacement search, not a refund.

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The fee

USD 2,795

Charged once. No monthly markup on the wage.

The shortlist

21 days

The target from an agreed brief to three finalists.

The guarantee

6 months

Another search if it does not work out. Not a refund.

A tax preparer is a dedicated hire. We design the role with you, then introduce three finalists. The recruitment fee is USD 2,795, charged once.

A tax preparer assembles the workpapers and the checklist for a return. The lodgement and the position stay with the qualified adviser.

What a tax preparer usually takes on

  • Collect source documents against the checklist

  • Prepare the workpaper in the firm's format

  • List items that are missing or inconsistent

  • Do not lodge, and do not invent a deduction

What we look for

  • Workpaper discipline

  • A checklist

  • No lodgement

  • Clear queries

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What happens for a tax preparer?

  • The brief for a tax preparer is one person, not a roster.
  • You write that brief before anyone is approached.
  • Three finalists are introduced for a tax preparer.
  • You interview them and you choose.
  • You pay the person you select directly.
  • There is no monthly markup on the wage.
  • If a tax preparer leaves within six months, we search again.
  • That second search is not a refund.
  • Shared hours for a tax preparer go in the brief.
  • Name the software required on day one.
  • Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
  • Time tracking can be set up after the start.
  • A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
  • Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
  • You arrange payment for a tax preparer yourself.
  • Contract guidance stays general and simple.
  • It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
  • Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
  • The role is written before sourcing begins.
  • Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
  • References are checked on the shortlist.
  • About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
  • That timing is a target, not a promise.
  • The deposit opens the search.
  • The balance is due when you select someone.
  • Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
  • A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
  • Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
  • The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
  • Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
  • The published fee covers the search for a tax preparer.
  • Wages for a tax preparer are agreed by you.
  • We do not employ a tax preparer for you.
  • You keep the relationship after you select.
  • The shortlist for a tax preparer is three people.
  • Each finalist for a tax preparer is interviewed first.
  • You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
  • The brief for a tax preparer names the output.
  • Hours you share with a tax preparer are written down.
  • Tools for a tax preparer are listed before day one.
  • Month one is for learning the queue.
  • Day 60 is when a tax preparer runs the queue.
  • Day 90 is a simple review of results.
  • A replacement search is the guarantee.
  • Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
  • a tax preparer can take on this: Collect source documents against the checklist.
  • a tax preparer can take on this: Prepare the workpaper in the firm's format.
  • a tax preparer can take on this: List items that are missing or inconsistent.
  • a tax preparer can take on this: Do not lodge, and do not invent a deduction.
  • A useful skill here: Workpaper discipline.
  • A useful skill here: A checklist.
  • A useful skill here: No lodgement.
  • A useful skill here: Clear queries.

How a search works

Process

  1. 01

    Agree the brief

    Agree the tasks, tools and hours

  2. 02

    Search

    We search and assess candidates

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    About 21 days to three finalists is a target

  4. 04

    You choose

    You interview them and you choose

Pricing

Charged once

USD 2,795

You pay the person you select directly after that.

Deposit to open the search
USD 350
Balance when you select someone
USD 2,445

USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire. A monthly markup is a different model.

Guarantee

Six months

If the person you select leaves within six months, we search again.

That second search is not a refund.

What the replacement guarantee covers

Before you book

Post-Hire Support

We set you up to manage them.

Never managed a remote hire before? We set you up with the tools to manage them: remote time tracking, a business call line with SMS, communication and messaging tools, payments, and onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days.

We guide you through the legal side of hiring offshore (contracts, contractor setup and paying them properly) and keep it simple.

This is general guidance, not a substitute for your own legal or tax adviser.

See Post-Hire Support
  • Onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days
  • Communication tools and response expectations
  • Meeting cadence and management frameworks
  • KPI and performance guidance tailored to the role
  • SOP guidance so knowledge doesn't live in your head
  • Recommended tools for phone, payments, time tracking and messaging
  • Best practices for remote and offshore team management
  • Legal and compliance guide for engaging offshore team members

When you're ready

Send the role. Then pick a time.

A name, a number and the work you want to move. We'll use it to prepare the call.

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