Tax Researcher
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Company Description Adzguru Exports LLP is a globally focused trading company that connects Indian and Australian businesses with expanding markets worldwide. The organization has established a reputation as a reliable partner in international trade, driven by a strong commitment to excellence. A deep understanding of cross-border commerce, regulations, and market dynamics enables the company to support clients in navigating global business opportunities. Adzguru Exports LLP is positioned as an industry leader for professionals seeking exposure to international markets and complex trade environments.
About Maitras.ai
Maitras.ai is a tax research and revenue-intelligence platform focused on helping governments, international organisations and tax administrations use data science, artificial intelligence and applied tax research to improve revenue mobilisation, compliance and policy outcomes.
We work across areas including tax administration, tax fraud detection, revenue analytics, mining taxation, international taxation, taxpayer behaviour and government data intelligence.
The Role
We are seeking a Tax Researcher to conduct high-quality research on taxation and public-revenue issues across emerging and developed economies.
The successful candidate will combine traditional tax research with quantitative analysis and emerging AI/data-science techniques to produce research papers, policy briefs, country studies, tax intelligence reports and analytical models.
This is an ideal role for someone who wants to work at the intersection of:
Tax + Economics + Data Science + AI + Public Policy.
Key Responsibilities
1. Tax Research
- Conduct research on domestic and international taxation.
- Analyse tax legislation, regulations, administrative practices and policy reforms.
- Research corporate income tax, GST/VAT, personal income tax, customs, excise, withholding taxes and resource taxation.
- Study tax compliance, tax avoidance, tax evasion and revenue leakage.
- Research taxation of multinational enterprises and cross-border transactions.
- Develop country-specific tax research studies.
2. Revenue & Tax Administration Research
- Analyse tax administration performance and revenue mobilisation.
- Identify potential sources of tax leakage and non-compliance.
- Research taxpayer segmentation and compliance behaviour.
- Study tax-gap measurement methodologies.
- Develop frameworks for improving tax collection and taxpayer compliance.
- Research the use of administrative data to improve government revenue.
3. Quantitative & Data Research
- Analyse tax and macroeconomic datasets.
- Develop statistical and econometric models.
- Identify trends, anomalies and relationships within tax data.
- Conduct tax-gap and revenue-impact analysis.
- Work with taxpayer, customs, payroll, company, procurement and financial datasets where available.
- Translate quantitative findings into practical policy recommendations.
4. AI & Tax Analytics
- Research applications of AI and machine learning in tax administration.
- Develop research concepts for:
* Tax fraud detection
* Entity resolution
* Risk scoring
* Revenue forecasting
* Anomaly detection
* Taxpayer behaviour modelling
* Transfer-pricing risk identification
* Customs risk analytics
* Revenue leakage detection
- Evaluate explainability, governance and auditability of AI systems used by tax authorities.
5. Research Publications
Produce high-quality:
- Research papers
- Working papers
- Policy briefs
- Country tax reports
- Tax intelligence reports
- Case studies
- Data-driven articles
- Executive briefings
- Conference papers
- Research presentations
Researchers will be expected to develop original research rather than simply summarising existing publications.
Research Themes
Potential research areas include:
Tax Fraud & Compliance
- Tax fraud detection using machine learning
- Undeclared income
- VAT/GST fraud
- Refund fraud
- Corporate tax avoidance
- High-risk taxpayer identification
Revenue Mobilisation
- Domestic revenue mobilisation
- Tax-gap estimation
- Revenue forecasting
- Tax expenditure
- Informal economy
Natural Resources
- Mining taxation
- Petroleum taxation
- Transfer pricing
- Resource rent taxation
- Production-sharing arrangements
- Deferred stripping and capital expenditure
International Tax
- BEPS
- Pillar One and Pillar Two
- Transfer pricing
- Beneficial ownership
- Cross-border taxation
- Treaty analysis
Digital Government
- AI for tax administration
- Government data integration
- Entity resolution
- Revenue intelligence
- Digital taxpayer services
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Taxation, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Law, Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of taxation and/or public finance.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Strong written English.
- Ability to analyse legislation, regulations and technical reports.
- Ability to produce structured research papers and policy documents.
Desirable Qualifications
One or more of:
- Master’s degree or PhD
- Professional accounting qualification
- Tax qualification
- Economics qualification
- Data science/statistics qualification
- Experience with government or tax administration
- Experience researching developing economies
- Experience with international tax
- Academic or policy research experience
Technical Skills
Experience with any of the following will be highly regarded:
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Excel
- Power BI/Tableau
- Econometrics
- Machine learning
- Statistical modelling
- Data visualisation
- Large administrative datasets
- Generative AI / LLMs
What We Look For
We are particularly interested in researchers who can move beyond:
“What does the tax law say?”
and investigate:
“What does the data tell us?”
and ultimately:
“What can a tax administration actually do about it?”
The ability to connect legislation → taxpayer behaviour → data → analytics → policy → revenue impact is highly valued.
Key Deliverables
Depending on the project, the Tax Researcher may be expected to produce:
- 2–4 substantial research papers per quarter
- Country tax intelligence reports
- Tax-policy briefs
- Data-analysis models
- Research datasets
- Visualisations and dashboards
- Conference presentations
- AI/tax research prototypes
- Executive summaries for government and international-development stakeholders
Working With International Organisations
The researcher may contribute to projects involving:
- Tax administrations
- Ministries of Finance
- International development organisations
- Multilateral institutions
- Universities
- Research institutes
- Government agencies
Research should be evidence-based, reproducible and suitable for professional policy audiences.
Personal Attributes
We value people who are:
- Curious
- Analytical
- Evidence-driven
- Intellectually independent
- Comfortable working with complex datasets
- Strong technical writers
- Interested in public policy
- Comfortable questioning conventional assumptions
- Able to explain complex tax concepts simply
- Passionate about using technology to improve public revenue
Career Path
Tax Research Analyst → Tax Researcher → Senior Tax Researcher → Principal Tax Researcher → Director, Tax Research & Revenue Intelligence
High-performing researchers may also lead country research programmes or specialised research centres within Maitras.ai.
Application
Applicants should submit:
1. CV
2. Cover letter
3. One research paper, article or analytical report previously produced
4. Brief statement describing a tax problem they would like to research using data and AI
Maitras.ai is an equal-opportunity organisation committed to evidence-based research, intellectual independence and responsible use of AI in public-sector decision-making