Tax Specialist (Tax Compliance Officer) - Direct Hire - 6-Month Register

Duties

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL DIVISION?

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

A description of the business units can be found at :

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :

Large Business and International, Director, Withholding, Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), DFO IIC

The following are the duties of the positions at the full working level.

GS-09 Duties :

Plan and conduct independent limited examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers, or exempt organization, employee plans or government entities involving complex tax issues and accounting records and typical methods.

Specialty Program TCOs specialize in the areas of Federal Income Tax Withholding (FITW), Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

• Advise taxpayers of his / her rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines, the actual examination procedures, and an explanation of current tax and reporting responsibilities and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.
• Conduct required filing checks to determine that other required returns are filed. Conduct concurrent examinations of these and other related returns when warranted.
• Identify issues to be pursued based on large, unusual or questionable items that produce a significant tax or compliance effect and utilizes the tax law and facts needed to resolve them.

Consider gross income during the examination of all income tax returns. Recognize indicators of fraudulent activity and develops appropriate referrals.

Provide guidance and limited training to targeted audiences that may include taxpayers or IRS employees on technical tax law and accounting policies, practices, and principles as it relates to pertinent tax law modifications.

GS-11 Duties :

Plans and conducts independent examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers involving complex tax issues and accounting records.

Such examinations may include business issues such as taxpayer's methods of accounting (cash and / or accrual basis), depreciation, inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, prepaid assets and expenses, and E-commerce.

• For Specialty Programs, such activities include investigations of strategic or special emphasis programs such as claims, non-filers, worker classification, tip reporting, and fringe benefits and other issues.
• Conducts examinations both independently and as part of an audit team.
• Specialize in the areas of Income Tax Withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
• Advise taxpayers of their rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines; examination procedures; current tax and reporting responsibilities;

and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.

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.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• 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-time work 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.

BASIC REQUIREMENT :

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR : Applicants must provide evidence of accounting knowledge at a level that is equivalent to 6 semester hours of accounting for positions at the GS-9 level and below or 12 semester hours of accounting for positions above the GS-9 level.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below :

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION FOR GS-09 : You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.

• Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations.
• Applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures.
• Determination and redetermination, or audit, on liability for Federal taxes.
• Program evaluation, internal audit or administrative management of the assessment and collection of Federal taxes.
• Investigating alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecution.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows : Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study in an accredited college or university in accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION FOR GS-11 : You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service.

• Experience using business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws and regulations to audit tax records.
• Auditing various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations.

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.

Additional information

9 Vacancies to be filled in any of the locations listed in this announcement.

• A 1-year probationary period is required.
• This is a Full-Time Appointment.
• Tour of Duty : Monday-Friday; Day Shift 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm

This is a 6-Month open continuous register announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 09 / 27 / 2024.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application.

• Online Application - Questionnaire
• Education - See Education Section above

How to Apply

This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.

Agency contact information

IRS Austin External

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