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WHAT IS THE WAGE & INVESTMENT (WI)DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Wage and Investment Return Integrity and Compliance Services (RICS), Correspondence Exam Dept. 2 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. Performs case analysis on pre-classified returns and unresolved responses such as those involving unagreed/complex IRP issues referred from other areas of the service center to determine the nature, scope, and direction of the examination. Incumbent identifies and resolves additional issues as they arise during the course of examination. Keeps abreast of Examination programs and tax law changes. Contacts taxpayers through correspondence or telephonically to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance. Performs necessary research using IDRS and AIMS generated material, and orders documents and transcripts pertinent to issues. Computes/recomputes gross income and makes appropriate adjustments based on information on the tax returns and schedules, information supplied by the taxpayer, taxpayer's representative, and/or third party, as well as individual judgment of overall case intent. Reconstructs transactions for which records are sketchy and identifies prior processing errors to determine whether to assess or waive tax liability.

Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. 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: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-5 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that is related to the work of the position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information. OR Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university. OR A combination of education and experience equivalent to that described above. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-6 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of qualifying experience include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; processing a variety of tax returns and reports; examining tax returns and supporting documents for current and prior year and amended returns; and contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance; experience with AIMS, IDRS, business, fiduciary, and estate tax; experience with Privacy Act, disclosure regulations, and Power of Attorney; experience with other agency procedures related to tax processing (SSA, Federal Reserve Bank, Disbursing Office, State Employment Offices, and other private financial institutions). SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-7 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of qualifying experience include: processing a variety of tax returns and reports; ensuring that all required identification, schedules, income tax deposits, or other required information is available; contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance; experience with tax rules, regulations, and procedures as well as the penalty and interest rate computations. This includes cases involving restricted interest, minimum and alternative minimum tax, income averaging, and tax preference items; experience with a broad range of filing requirements and offsets; experience with AIMS, IDRS, service center processing procedures, master file transaction codes, procedures for effecting account corrections and adjustments; experience with business, fiduciary, and estate tax; experience with procedures and criteria relating to statute protection and expiration including Restricted Waivers of Consent and controlling of the statute. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

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 Department of Education Accreditation page.

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 here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address WI - RICS-Return Integrity and Compliance Services 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: IRS Ogden/Fresno External
• Email: [email protected]