In House CPA for Solar Contractor

CPA – Solar Tax (Remote)

$160,000 / year | Full-Time | Work From Home CPA License Required – No Exceptions

About the Role

We are a growing solar company hiring a licensed CPA to handle end-to-end tax preparation and filing for solar customers. This role focuses on federal and state individual tax returns involving solar tax credits (§48E), accelerated depreciation, and income from electricity sales to utilities.

This is a 100% remote, salaried position for a CPA who wants ownership, stability, and specialization — without public accounting hours — and who is comfortable signing and filing complex returns under their license.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare, sign, and file complete Form 1040 returns for solar customers

- Prepare and file all related forms, including:

- Form 3468 – Investment Credit (§48E)

- Form 3800 – General Business Credit

- Form 4562 – Depreciation & Amortization

- Schedule E – Income from electricity sales

- Schedule 3 and applicable state tax returns

- Apply correct basis reduction, depreciation schedules, and credit limitations

- Track multi-year credit carryforwards and depreciation

- Review utility export payments, interconnection agreements, and production data

- Determine and document income-producing vs personal-use allocations

- Maintain audit-ready customer tax files

- Respond to IRS notices related to filed returns, if needed

- Collaborate with internal operations, finance, and leadership teams to ensure accuracy and consistency

What This Role Owns

- ✅ Full tax preparation and filing

- ✅ Signing returns under your CPA license

- ✅ Credit and depreciation strategy execution

- ❌ Not advisory-only

- ❌ Not estimates or “tax projections only”

Required Qualifications

- Active CPA license (required – non-CPA applicants will not be considered)

- Significant experience preparing and filing individual federal tax returns

- Strong working knowledge of:

- Investment tax credits

- MACRS depreciation

- Basis reduction rules

- Passive activity limitations

- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

- Willing to specialize in solar and clean energy tax treatment

Preferred Experience

- Solar, renewable energy, or clean energy tax experience

- Familiarity with §48 / §48E and §25D

- Public accounting or tax firm background

- Experience responding to IRS notices or audits

Compensation & Benefits

- $160,000 annual salary

- Fully remote / work from home

- Full-time, year-round role (no traditional tax-season burnout)

- No client acquisition, sales, or billable-hour requirements

- Opportunity to help build and lead an internal tax function

Who Should NOT Apply

- ❌ Non-CPAs

- ❌ Enrolled agents or unlicensed preparers

- ❌ Bookkeepers

- ❌ Advisory-only or review-only candidates

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Work from home

Work Location: Remote