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Tax Consultant roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty's Accountant category, which covers tax planning, compliance, and advisory work. Canadian citizens can enter at the border with employer-prepared documentation. Mexican citizens apply through a U.S. consulate. No lottery, no annual cap for Canadians.
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McGuire Sponsel is a national specialty tax consulting firm founded in 2007. We serve 500+ CPAs and businesses across the country. We pride ourselves on combining technical expertise with exceptional client service. We have 5 offices throughout the United States: Indianapolis (HQ), Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, & Detroit. We are a rapidly-growing consulting firm and pride ourselves on finding and cultivating the best talent! Read about our GREAT culture below...
Core Values
- Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and evolve. With a deep desire to continuously level up, we approach our work with curiosity, humility, and a willingness to fail forward. Progress is built on iteration, not perfection.
- Relationship Focus: We invest in authentic, trusting relationships — with our clients, our teammates, and ourselves. We lead with honesty, communicate openly, and collaborate with intentionality. Strong relationships are our foundation for great work and long-term success.
- Strives for Excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, quality, and intelligence. From strategic thinking to technical execution, we take pride in delivering exceptional work. Excellence is not an outcome — it's a mindset we bring to everything we do.
- Awareness: We operate with emotional intelligence and self-awareness, understanding how our actions impact others and the broader team. We’re committed to personal growth, constructive feedback, and leading ourselves before leading others.
- Tenacity: We show up with resilience, grit, and determination — especially when the work gets hard. We’re solutions-oriented, driven, and persistent in pursuing the best outcomes for our clients and our team. We don’t give up; we level up.
Role Overview
McGuire Sponsel is seeking an experienced Business Personal Property (BPP) Tax Consultant for our Dallas office. This role covers BPP compliance and appeals nationwide, across all U.S. states where BPP filings are required. You will manage the annual tax cycle for assigned accounts and serve as their primary day-to-day BPP contact, owning client communications and follow-up throughout the year. The ideal candidate brings multistate BPP and Freeport expertise, strong client service skills, exceptional organization and attention to detail, and a thorough, consistent work process.
Department: Property Tax Services
Reports to: Manager, Property Tax
Type: Full-time, exempt
Responsibilities
- Prepare and file BPP renditions, returns, extensions, and supporting schedules for assigned client locations across all states requiring BPP filings, meeting each jurisdiction’s statutory requirements and internal deadlines.
- Request and reconcile fixed asset listings, inventory reports, depreciation schedules, and financial records. Resolve missing data, duplicate assets, disposals, transfers, leased equipment, and location changes before filing.
- Evaluate asset classifications, taxable situs, useful lives, depreciation, and potential obsolescence. Maintain clear workpapers supporting reported values and tax treatment.
- Evaluate eligibility for Freeport, goods-in-transit, and other applicable BPP exemptions; prepare applications, calculations, and supporting documentation.
- Analyze inventory movement, shipment records, holding periods, and other required data. Verify jurisdiction-specific requirements, track application deadlines, and confirm exemption treatment on assessments.
- Resolve exemption questions with clients, assessors, and taxing authorities nationwide; coordinate supporting information for inquiries or audits involving assigned accounts.
- Review assessment notices against filed renditions, exemption determinations, and supporting records to identify errors and defensible reduction opportunities.
- Develop appeal recommendations, prepare evidence, file authorized protests, negotiate with appraisers, and represent clients in administrative hearings as permitted by applicable registration requirements.
- Document settlement approvals and outcomes, verify final values and tax bills, calculate supported tax savings, and provide complete information for client reporting and billing.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day BPP contact for assigned clients, coordinating with relationship managers and practice leadership.
- Lead client calls, respond promptly to questions, request records and agent authorizations, and follow up on missing information and agreed actions.
- Proactively communicate filing status, exemption determinations, appeal progress, settlements, and tax savings. Explain recommendations and next steps clearly and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Maintain PTMS account and asset data, filings, assessments, exemptions, and tax bills. Keep AppealTrack deadlines, statuses, documents, and client communication notes current, including decisions, commitments, and next steps.
- Monitor assigned work through completion, follow up on open items, and escalate missing information, capacity concerns, or deadline risks early with a proposed solution.
- Help improve BPP procedures, checklists, reporting, and software workflows. Participate in training and keep current with relevant jurisdictional requirements.
Role Competencies
- Critical Thinking: Identifies critical relationships in information
- Detail-Oriented: Demonstrates concern for thoroughness and accuracy
- Effective Communication: Listens and clearly presents information
- Emotional Intelligence: Recognizes emotions in typical situations and their effects on self and others.
- Project Management: Manages well defined projects
Role Qualifications
Required
- At least two years of hands-on multistate BPP property tax experience in consulting, corporate tax, or a comparable role, including return preparation and assessment review.
- Practical experience with Freeport applications and BPP exemptions, including gathering documentation and evaluating eligibility.
- Working knowledge of multistate BPP taxability, valuation, exemptions, filing requirements, and administrative appeal procedures; ability to research and apply state and local rules nationwide.
- Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, reconciliations, and analysis of large asset or inventory datasets.
- Ability to manage multiple accounts and overlapping deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and maintain accurate records with appropriate review.
- Demonstrated experience handling direct client communications, leading calls, and explaining technical tax matters clearly; strong writing, responsiveness, and follow-through.
- Active Texas Property Tax Consultant license or registration appropriate for BPP consulting is required at the time of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
- Ability to work full time from the Dallas office during regular business hours, with occasional travel and additional hours during peak filing and appeal periods as needed.
Preferred
- Experience with PTMS and/or AppealTrack, particularly data imports, reporting, deadline tracking, and management of account and appeal records.
- Three or more years of BPP experience, including independent responsibility for a multistate portfolio through a complete annual tax cycle.
- Experience managing complex inventory or manufacturing accounts, exemption calculations, informal negotiations, and administrative hearings across multiple jurisdictions.
- Active Texas Senior Property Tax Consultant license or registration strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Benefits & Perks
- Health, dental, & vision insurance
- Pet Wellness (Wagmo)
- Voluntary STD benefits and company-paid LTD
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Supplemental Benefits (Accident, Cancer, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness)
- Savings Marketplace – discounts on hotels, flights, movie tickets, electronics and more
- 401(k) with employer match
- 4 weeks of PTO
- 9 paid holidays & Summer Fridays
- Wellness programs
- Professional development opportunities
- Team-building events and social outings
- Clear career path and advancement opportunities
EEO Statement
McGuire Sponsel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Who We Are
McGuire Sponsel is a national specialty tax consulting firm founded in 2007. We serve 500+ CPAs and businesses across the country. We pride ourselves on combining technical expertise with exceptional client service. We have 5 offices throughout the United States: Indianapolis (HQ), Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, & Detroit. We are a rapidly-growing consulting firm and pride ourselves on finding and cultivating the best talent! Read about our GREAT culture below...
Core Values
- Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and evolve. With a deep desire to continuously level up, we approach our work with curiosity, humility, and a willingness to fail forward. Progress is built on iteration, not perfection.
- Relationship Focus: We invest in authentic, trusting relationships — with our clients, our teammates, and ourselves. We lead with honesty, communicate openly, and collaborate with intentionality. Strong relationships are our foundation for great work and long-term success.
- Strives for Excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, quality, and intelligence. From strategic thinking to technical execution, we take pride in delivering exceptional work. Excellence is not an outcome — it's a mindset we bring to everything we do.
- Awareness: We operate with emotional intelligence and self-awareness, understanding how our actions impact others and the broader team. We’re committed to personal growth, constructive feedback, and leading ourselves before leading others.
- Tenacity: We show up with resilience, grit, and determination — especially when the work gets hard. We’re solutions-oriented, driven, and persistent in pursuing the best outcomes for our clients and our team. We don’t give up; we level up.
Role Overview
McGuire Sponsel is seeking an experienced Business Personal Property (BPP) Tax Consultant for our Dallas office. This role covers BPP compliance and appeals nationwide, across all U.S. states where BPP filings are required. You will manage the annual tax cycle for assigned accounts and serve as their primary day-to-day BPP contact, owning client communications and follow-up throughout the year. The ideal candidate brings multistate BPP and Freeport expertise, strong client service skills, exceptional organization and attention to detail, and a thorough, consistent work process.
Department: Property Tax Services
Reports to: Manager, Property Tax
Type: Full-time, exempt
Responsibilities
- Prepare and file BPP renditions, returns, extensions, and supporting schedules for assigned client locations across all states requiring BPP filings, meeting each jurisdiction’s statutory requirements and internal deadlines.
- Request and reconcile fixed asset listings, inventory reports, depreciation schedules, and financial records. Resolve missing data, duplicate assets, disposals, transfers, leased equipment, and location changes before filing.
- Evaluate asset classifications, taxable situs, useful lives, depreciation, and potential obsolescence. Maintain clear workpapers supporting reported values and tax treatment.
- Evaluate eligibility for Freeport, goods-in-transit, and other applicable BPP exemptions; prepare applications, calculations, and supporting documentation.
- Analyze inventory movement, shipment records, holding periods, and other required data. Verify jurisdiction-specific requirements, track application deadlines, and confirm exemption treatment on assessments.
- Resolve exemption questions with clients, assessors, and taxing authorities nationwide; coordinate supporting information for inquiries or audits involving assigned accounts.
- Review assessment notices against filed renditions, exemption determinations, and supporting records to identify errors and defensible reduction opportunities.
- Develop appeal recommendations, prepare evidence, file authorized protests, negotiate with appraisers, and represent clients in administrative hearings as permitted by applicable registration requirements.
- Document settlement approvals and outcomes, verify final values and tax bills, calculate supported tax savings, and provide complete information for client reporting and billing.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day BPP contact for assigned clients, coordinating with relationship managers and practice leadership.
- Lead client calls, respond promptly to questions, request records and agent authorizations, and follow up on missing information and agreed actions.
- Proactively communicate filing status, exemption determinations, appeal progress, settlements, and tax savings. Explain recommendations and next steps clearly and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Maintain PTMS account and asset data, filings, assessments, exemptions, and tax bills. Keep AppealTrack deadlines, statuses, documents, and client communication notes current, including decisions, commitments, and next steps.
- Monitor assigned work through completion, follow up on open items, and escalate missing information, capacity concerns, or deadline risks early with a proposed solution.
- Help improve BPP procedures, checklists, reporting, and software workflows. Participate in training and keep current with relevant jurisdictional requirements.
Role Competencies
- Critical Thinking: Identifies critical relationships in information
- Detail-Oriented: Demonstrates concern for thoroughness and accuracy
- Effective Communication: Listens and clearly presents information
- Emotional Intelligence: Recognizes emotions in typical situations and their effects on self and others.
- Project Management: Manages well defined projects
Role Qualifications
Required
- At least two years of hands-on multistate BPP property tax experience in consulting, corporate tax, or a comparable role, including return preparation and assessment review.
- Practical experience with Freeport applications and BPP exemptions, including gathering documentation and evaluating eligibility.
- Working knowledge of multistate BPP taxability, valuation, exemptions, filing requirements, and administrative appeal procedures; ability to research and apply state and local rules nationwide.
- Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, reconciliations, and analysis of large asset or inventory datasets.
- Ability to manage multiple accounts and overlapping deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and maintain accurate records with appropriate review.
- Demonstrated experience handling direct client communications, leading calls, and explaining technical tax matters clearly; strong writing, responsiveness, and follow-through.
- Active Texas Property Tax Consultant license or registration appropriate for BPP consulting is required at the time of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
- Ability to work full time from the Dallas office during regular business hours, with occasional travel and additional hours during peak filing and appeal periods as needed.
Preferred
- Experience with PTMS and/or AppealTrack, particularly data imports, reporting, deadline tracking, and management of account and appeal records.
- Three or more years of BPP experience, including independent responsibility for a multistate portfolio through a complete annual tax cycle.
- Experience managing complex inventory or manufacturing accounts, exemption calculations, informal negotiations, and administrative hearings across multiple jurisdictions.
- Active Texas Senior Property Tax Consultant license or registration strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Benefits & Perks
- Health, dental, & vision insurance
- Pet Wellness (Wagmo)
- Voluntary STD benefits and company-paid LTD
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Supplemental Benefits (Accident, Cancer, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness)
- Savings Marketplace – discounts on hotels, flights, movie tickets, electronics and more
- 401(k) with employer match
- 4 weeks of PTO
- 9 paid holidays & Summer Fridays
- Wellness programs
- Professional development opportunities
- Team-building events and social outings
- Clear career path and advancement opportunities
EEO Statement
McGuire Sponsel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Tax Consultant
Document your CPA credential equivalency early
TN visa classification for tax consultants requires proof of a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. If your Canadian CPA designation was earned through a non-accounting undergraduate degree, prepare a credential evaluation before outreach begins.
Target firms with dedicated international tax practices
National accounting firms and large regional practices that handle cross-border tax work already understand TN eligibility for accountants. Their HR and legal teams won't need educating on whether the role qualifies under USMCA.
Clarify your role title before the offer letter is drafted
TN approval depends on the job title and duties matching an approved USMCA category. If your employer uses an internal title like Senior Tax Specialist, ask them to map it explicitly to Accountant in your offer letter to avoid CBP confusion.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers experienced with visa sponsorship
Search Migrate Mate to identify tax and accounting employers with recent visa filings who are experienced with work visa sponsorship. Focusing your applications there cuts time spent educating employers unfamiliar with the TN visa process.
Prepare for same-day Canadian border entry with a complete package
Canadian citizens can receive TN approval at a port of entry without a prior visa appointment. Arrive with your signed offer letter, degree transcripts, CPA credential documentation, and a clear description of your tax duties to avoid secondary inspection delays.
Understand that Mexican nationals follow a consular route with longer timelines
Mexican tax professionals must apply for a TN visa at a U.S. consulate rather than at the border. Factor in consulate scheduling wait times when negotiating your start date with a prospective employer.
Tax Consultant TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Tax Consultant role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes, tax consulting falls under the Accountant category in the USMCA TN visa schedule. Your job duties must center on accounting, tax planning, or tax compliance work, and you must hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. Roles that are primarily sales or client relationship management without substantive tax advisory work may not qualify.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for Tax Consultant roles?
The TN visa has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, meaning you can start as soon as you have a job offer and the right credentials. The H-1B visa requires entering a lottery that accepts fewer than one in three registrations in recent years. For tax consultants who are Canadian or Mexican citizens, the TN is a faster and more predictable path to U.S. employment.
Where can I find Tax Consultant jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking roles with TN visa sponsorship. Searching there lets you filter for tax and accounting positions at employers who already understand the TN process, rather than spending time on applications where sponsorship is uncertain or where the hiring team has never filed a TN before.
Can I switch tax employers while on a TN visa?
Yes, but your TN authorization is tied to your current employer. Before you can start with a new firm, either your new employer files a TN change-of-employer petition with USCIS, or you apply for a new TN at a port of entry or consulate with updated documentation from the new employer. Working for the new firm before that approval is in place puts your status at risk.
Does my employer need to file anything with USCIS to sponsor my TN visa?
For Canadian citizens entering at the border, no prior USCIS filing is required. Your employer prepares the offer letter and supporting documentation, and CBP adjudicates the TN on the spot. For Mexican citizens, a consular application is required, but USCIS is not involved in that process either. An employer can also file Form I-129 with USCIS to petition for TN status if you're already in the U.S. and need to change or extend status.