Appeals Officer (International Specialist)

Duties

WHAT IS THE APPEALS (AP) DIVISION ?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :

Independent Office of Appeals : Specialized Exam Programs and Referrals (SEP&R) Area 11

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

Performs analysis and conducts Appeals conferences for the resolution and settlement of international tax issues under the jurisdiction of the Independent Office of Appeals.

Cases assigned at this level are characterized by a lack of clearly applicable precedents / procedures regarding issues that are either novel, complex, or involve different possible interpretations of fact and law.

Determines tax treatment of foreign tax credits, taxable income and income exclusion for U.S. Taxpayers living abroad or doing business in foreign jurisdictions.

Determines the same for foreign taxpayers doing business and earning income in the United States. Determines assessment and abatement of international penalties and Title 31 penalties.

Receives and works cases and issues which have been referred by Appeals management when the tax issues warrant the services of an International Specialist.

Serves as an expert in determining a final settlement and resolving appealed cases that involve international tax issues with difficult legal or factual questions where precedents are unavailable or not clearly applicable and there are large sums of money involved.

Reviews international case files, supporting documents, and other information germane to the determination of tax liability.

Analyzes case files to determine issues of fact and law. Reconciles apparent factual discrepancies by further investigation, reconstruction, and / or the determination of the interpretation most consistent with all available evidence.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

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))

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13 :

You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position includes : Experience in applying tax law or accounting principles to resolve tax issues.

• Applying professional accounting and legal principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, systems and / or legal issues, specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements;
• Conduct research and interpret the law in situations where there are uncertainties or conflicts in statutes, regulations, case law, precedence or other guidance to determine and apply the appropriate intent of the law in international tax situations;
• Experience analyzing and / or applying litigation procedures and making judgments involving matters of law particularly as they relate to resolving international tax disputes;
• Assessing the hazards of litigation by interpreting and applying accounting and legal principles to the facts and circumstances of international tax disputes;

Providing international tax law advice or guidance to internal or external stakeholders; Experience participating in a resolution of tax disputes between government and corporate or individual taxpayers.

Preparing memorandums, presentations and briefings of complex international tax law issues .

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.

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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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• 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 : Monday through Friday 8 : 00am to 4;30pm
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
• 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.

The employment of any candidate selected for this position, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and / or audit of federal tax returns.

This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.

• Relocation expenses - No
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• 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.

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, your application will be determined incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

How to Apply

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 07 / 31 / 2024 and / or cut-off dates 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 07 / 31 / 2024.

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.

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To complete , you must click the "Submit Application" button prior to 11 : 59 PM (ET) on 07 / 31 / 2024.

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.

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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

IRS Cincinnati External

Email

Address

Appeals - Specialized Exam Prog and Ref

1111 Constitution Ave NW

Washington, DC 20224

Next steps

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