What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Tax Strategist position at The Income Tax Center?
Tax Strategist — Transform Tax Burdens Into Wealth-Building Opportunities
The Income Tax Center • Saint Louis, MO (Hybrid/On-Site)
$110,000–$160,000 / year (Base Strategy Incentives Profit Participation)
About Us
For 30 years, The Income Tax Center has served thousands of individuals and business owners nationwide with one unwavering vision:
To ensure clients pay the IRS not one red cent more than legally required.
We are a mission-driven, high-performance accounting and advisory firm that believes purposeful strategy creates freedom. Our team of servant-leaders delivers innovative, credible, and deeply personal tax planning that empowers business families to thrive.
If you are a strategic thinker who can see opportunities where others see forms, this is the role designed for your calling.
What You’ll Do
This is not a routine prep role. You will be the architect of tax strategy for forward-thinkers, investors, and high-net-worth business families.
- Conduct deep-dive tax strategy sessions with business owners and high-income individuals.
- Build multi-year tax plans, including:
- Entity optimization (S corp/C corp/partnership structuring)
- Income shifting
- Passive vs. active participation strategies
- Deductions, credits, and timing strategies
- Real estate & depreciation planning
- Retirement strategy integration
- QSBS, cost-seg, Augusta Rule, accountable plan, and advanced business strategies
- Translate complex tax situations into clear, actionable guidance for clients
- Collaborate with our Tax Prep and ATS teams to ensure strategy is executed flawlessly
- Identify opportunities to expand client advisory relationships and enhance long-term tax positioning
- Stay ahead of tax law developments and develop new strategies to benefit clients
This role impacts the financial trajectory of every business owner you serve.
What We’re Looking For
- 7 years of tax planning experience with business owners and high-net-worth individuals.
- CPA or EA required.
- Strong command of federal and multi-state tax law, entity structuring, and advanced planning.
- Ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and persuasively with business leaders.
- Strategic, forward thinker who thrives on solving complex problems.
- High integrity, emotionally mature, and committed to accuracy and long-term relationship stewardship.
- Experience preparing or reviewing returns is helpful, but strategic advisory is the priority.
Compensation & Benefits
- $110,000–$160,000 total compensation potential (Base strategy implementation incentives origination bonuses).
- Profit-sharing opportunities for top strategists.
- CPE and leadership development support.
- Health, dental, and retirement benefits.
- A hybrid schedule is available after onboarding.
- Fast-track pathway to Director of Tax Strategy or Partner for exceptional performers.
Your earning potential has no ceiling — results and impact determine your trajectory.
Our Values
We hire and promote based on culture as much as credentials.
- Care Extraordinarily — build trust and serve with empathy.
- Think Innovatively — craft strategies with precision and creativity.
- Walk Credibly — act with integrity and expertise in every detail.
- Grow Purposefully — pursue mastery in both knowledge and leadership.
Why This Role Matters
Business owners are drowning in confusion, fear, and over-taxation. A Tax Strategist at ITC becomes their guide —their partner in clarity, savings, and long-term wealth creation. If you’re a seasoned strategist who loves turning tax complexity into opportunity and wants to be rewarded for deep impact, you’ll thrive here.
How to Apply
Submit your resume and a short note describing:
The most effective tax strategy you’ve ever implemented — and the tangible savings it created.
Your strategic mind can change someone’s financial future.
Let’s build that future together.
Salary : $110,000 - $160,000
