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Tax Preparer Assistant - Franchise Location

H&R Block

LOWELL, MAJob$15–20/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$15–20/hr
Location
LOWELL, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Tax Preparer Assistant supports tax interviews by entering client and W-2 information into the tax program and helping assemble and finalize returns. The role also includes obtaining signatures, reviewing completed returns with clients, completing bookkeeping procedures, and providing client service. A high school diploma or equivalent, reading and math skills, effective communication, and prior experience with Windows-based programs are requested; additional coursework in math, accounting, or finance is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ReadingMathCommunicationWindows-Based ProgramsTax Interview AssistanceTax Return AssemblyBookkeeping

Qualifications

High School Diploma or EquivalentAdditional Math CourseworkAccounting CourseworkFinance Coursework

Full job description

About the Role

As you inspire people to make confident, informed decisions about their lives, careers, and money, you’ll build client relationships that will grow stronger every year.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

  • Assist with the beginning of the tax interview by entering client and W-2 information into the tax program

  • Assist with the closing of the interview by assembling the tax return, obtaining required signatures, reviewing the finished product with the client, and completing bookkeeping procedures

  • Ensure all H&R Block clients are receiving superior service

  • All other duties as assigned

Your Expertise

  • High school diploma or equivalent

  • Reading and math skills required to begin and finish the tax return interview

  • Ability to communicate effectively in person and on the phone

  • Previous experience with Windows-based computer programs

  • Additional state and local requirements may apply

Preferred Qualifications

  • Additional course work in math, accounting, or finance

Pay Range

$15.00 - $20.00/Hr.

How this job compares

Set against the 586 open Tax Preparer Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15–20/hr
  • US median$16–20/hr144 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $17.50/hr, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Tax Preparer Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 586 open Tax Preparer Assistant jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 585 of the 586 open Tax Preparer Assistant jobs (over 99%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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