Tax Senior Interview Questions
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Tax Senior interview questions shared by candidates
Why was I seeking a step down from my former title of manager.
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I prefer the hand-on preparation process that utilizes my strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent documentation. Just like a teacher that prefers teaching verses becoming an administrator. The talents required for each position are different. Less
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Did you get hired?
On your last evaluation, tell me what your manager put down as one of your weaknesses.
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My weakness was in the area of customer focus because my manager wanted me to become more visable to the organization so that others could reach out to me more on tax questions and issues. I have actively addressed this concern by holding training sessions for other departments that are affected by tax coding implications and have begun to make new connections through these sessions. Less
What I understood about preparing tax returns on a consistent basis
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I had worked for H&R Block early in my career
If you were going to try to underpay your payroll tax, how would you book the transactions on your system? If you were an auditor, how would you find out if the company was underpaying?
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Interviewers were very friendly, no intimidation.
They inquired extensively about my sales tax background, including: POS, tax calculation, improvements, research techniques, and personal goals.
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Answers were experience driven.
Explain what ASC 740 experience you may have. How do you calculate effective tax rates? How do you prepare a provision calculation and what is the journal entry to book the adjustment?
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This was my second interview and it started by being told it was a basic interview to get to know each other and no technical questions would be asked. I snooped on LinkedIn and saw the last person in this position only stayed for a little over 1 year before again moving to another company (red flag). Less