Income tax administrator vs tax specialist

Differences between income tax administrator and tax specialist duties and responsibilities

Income tax administrator example responsibilities.

• Manage and prepare sales and use tax account reconciliations and property tax liability accounts and prepare corresponding journal entries.
• Assist the supervisor and CPA's in various record keeping projects.
• Complete all records and reports as required such as payroll reports and month end reports.
• Review debit and credit tax information for accuracy and completeness and assign the appropriate IRS tax withholding rates for domestic dividends.
• Process and administer payroll and employee benefit programs.
• Research and respond to correspondence from taxation divisions to resolve discrepancies and oversee remittances and reconciliation of withholding and unemployment taxes.
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Tax specialist example responsibilities.

• Operate industry-specific taxation software to complete the tax returns.
• Author of several articles on topics of international taxation.
• Prepare and electronically file accurate and timely individual tax returns base on IRS regulations and company policies.
• Conduct confidential interviews with individuals/couples using current IRS and state laws and manually or electronically file returns through proprietary software.
• Prepare quarterly and annual tax accruals and return-to-provision calculations.
• Analyze historical property tax for multiple internal divisions to accurately forecast current year expenses and support annual accruals.
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