Tax Law Specialist (Direct Hire) 12-Month Register (AMENDED)

Duties

WHAT IS THE LBI : Large Business and International DIVISION?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :

Large Business and International : Director Treaty and Transfer Pricing Operations

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

Assists Examination Teams in planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of international transfer-pricing issues.

The incumbent serves on a consulting basis for other Examination Specialists, International Examiners, Counsel Attorneys, Appeals Officers, and Revenue Agents assigned to a Coordinated Industry or Industry Examination regarding transfer-pricing issues and transactions.

The incumbent may also be assigned to work closely with IRS Examination Teams on multiple examinations simultaneously.

Collaborates and coordinates with Examination Specialists, International Examiners, Counsel Attorneys, Appeals Officers, and Revenue Agents to leverage and expand international issue expertise throughout the IRS, and to ensure consistent application and interpretation of international tax law.

The incumbent regularly participates in groups focused on international issues including, but not limited to, International Practice Networks (IPNs)

Participates in long-term projects involving the development of new auditing techniques, work practices, and training programs for Examination Specialists, International Examiners, Counsel Attorneys, Appeals Officers, and Revenue Agents.

The incumbent develops and conducts training sessions and holds periodic meetings with IRS personnel at national and local office levels to review all matters relating to international transfer-pricing.

• Performs research and analysis of tax issues involving economics, transfer pricing, and valuation related to specific taxpayers or across taxpayers and industries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Telework Eligible Positions : Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.

g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD) ) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program.

Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status.

As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.

S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))

Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or One year of experience refers to full-time work;

part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month / year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement OR time of referral :

BASIC REQUIREMENT :

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14 :

You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position include : application of Internal Revenue Code, corresponding Treasury Regulations, United States tax treaties, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidance, and other authoritative guidance to transfer pricing transactions, experience with planning or evaluating transactions involving transfers of tangible and intangible property, provision of high value services, and / or cost sharing transactions;

and application of auditing techniques while auditing complex transfer pricing issues as listed above on large corporate returns.

Experience performing research and analysis of complex transfer pricing issues; conducting various kinds of audit steps to verify and understand taxpayers' economic structure, business practices and functions;

reviewing and analyzing economic, financial, operational and tax data to determine the existence of a transfer pricing issue at risk of non-compliance with U.

• S. tax requirements; performing analyses to determine tax reporting of intercompany transactions; providing technical advice and recommendations concerning transfer pricing issues to others, including during workshops and other knowledge sharing forums;
• and preparation and delivery of written and oral communications required to : 1) explain and defend transfer pricing related findings to others within the Service and externally to taxpayers and their representatives;

2) serve, where necessary, as a qualified witness for the government in litigation cases, and 3) participate as necessary in special projects.

For more information on qualifications please refer to .

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.

An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.

S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to .

FOREIGN EDUCATION : Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.

S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• This Announcement has been Amended. The Recruitment Incentive is not available at this time.
• A 1-year probationary period is required.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit / Electronic Funds Transfer.
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Tour of Duty : Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6 : 00 a.m. and 6 : 00 p.m.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• Relocation expenses - None
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position will be conditional on obtaining and maintaining a High-Risk Security Clearance.
• Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• If this position is designated as hard to fill and you were referred by an IRS employee, the employee may be eligible to receive a bonus for referring you under The Employee Referral Bonus Program (ERBP) , recruiting strategy.

Though many locations may be listed, you will be limited to a maximum of 3 location choices. Please consider each location carefully when applying.

If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty.

This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 03 / 07 / 2025 .

This announcement will establish an inventory of applicants. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they come available.

If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early. This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements.

Applicants must apply and / or update their applications by 11 : 59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered :

Cutoff date(s) :

First : March 21, 2024

Second : June 21, 2024

Third : September 23, 2024

Final : December 23, 2024

This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s).

Eligible applicants who apply by the initial cut-off date, will be referred in score order. If additional vacancies exist , remaining applicants will be considered in score order as needed.

Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) March 21 , 2025 .

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.

• Online Application - Questionnaire
• Education - See Education Section above
• Registration / License (If Applicable) - active, current registration / license
• High School Diploma (or equivalent) - If you are 16 or 17 years of age, you MUST submit documentation of graduation from high school (or equivalent);

OR completion of a formal vocational training program; OR statement from school authorities agreeing with your decision to pursue employment rather than continuing your education.

Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

How to Apply

This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection. Your application will remain active through the open period of this Public Notice.

Applicants will be referred on a first in, first out basis. Those applicants who are applying earlier in the process will stand a much better chance of being referred for consideration in the selection process.

The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11 : 59 p.

m. Eastern Time (ET) on 03 / 07 / 2025 in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8 : 00 a.

m. - 4 : 00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 03 / 07 / 2025.

To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link :

• To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button.
• You will be re-directed to USA STAFFING to complete your application process; answer the online questions and submit all required documents.

To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need was not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application.

To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN).

To complete , you must click the "Submit Application" button prior to 11 : 59 PM (ET) on 03 / 07 / 2025.

To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account ().

There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account : .

All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application.

The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit : .

Agency contact information

ERC) Employee Resource Center

Phone

Email

Website

Address

LBI - Director Treaty and Trans Pric Ops

1111 Constitution Ave NW

Washington, DC 20224

Next steps

Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at .

We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.

Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS.

Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status.

For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement.

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