A tax auditor's responsibilities include conducting internal audits to ensure compliance with tax regulations, analyzing and evaluating accounting systems and tax control units to reduce taxes, maintaining required tax documentation, assisting companies with tax returns and preparing tax audit reports.

Tax accounting is the subsector of accounting that deals with the preparations of tax returns and tax payments. Tax accounting is used by individuals, businesses, corporations and other entities. Tax accounting for an individual focuses on income, qualifying deductions, donations, and any investment gains or losses.

Whether being a tax accountant is hard depends on your strengths. Tax accountant jobs require a college education and good math, organization, and analytical skills. You must also be detail-oriented and able to navigate the stressful tax season every year.

Learning more about the process will also help you identify the best ways to legally avoid or reduce your taxable income, such as establishing retirement savings accounts like a 401(k) or individual retirement account (IRA), making charitable contributions or writing off home-based business expenses.