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Duties

WHAT IS THE APPEALS 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: Independent Office of Appeals, Case and Operation Support, ACCT & PROC SUP. (APS). The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Analyzes, resolves, and processes all types of difficult and complex issues/problems for appeals and counsel cases including complex restricted interest and problem resolution cases on which assessment or allowance is restricted or prohibited by Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. Determines if the case requires restricted interest computations, net rate, expedite handling or other specialized procedures. Analyzes data consistent with the applicable tax laws and regulations to resolve and process all types of difficult and complex issues/problems including the most complex restricted interest and problem resolution for Appeals and Counsel cases. Determines restricted interest rates, limitations, periods covered, allowances, overassessments, and potential overassessments. Calculates restricted interest for cases where taxes, penalties, and interest are due which result from application of one or more sections of law. Cases involve complex computations such as tax, penalty and interest, multi-year restricted interest, offsets from joint accounts to individual prior liabilities, net rate and adjustments to previous assessments. Applies the relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations to determine adjustments and assess the impact and conditions such as net operating loss, carrybacks/carryovers, unused or related investment tax credits, net rate and accumulated earnings tax. Determines and computes the proper assessable and allowable interest considering the affected tax periods and varying interest rates. Computes allowable interest and the abatements of interest and penalties due to overpayments and/or overassessments. Determines portion of overassessment barred which statutory limitations are partially applicable. Completes related adjustment documents for cases where interest is restricted or prohibited and determines the disposition of overpayments

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-08 LEVEL: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience working a wide range of tax returns, forms, records, and supporting information, applicable laws, rules, and regulations sufficient to protect statute of limitations; process quick assessments, adjust taxpayer's accounts, close cases and perform other necessary actions; experience processing and following adjustment procedures including transaction codes and cycles in the relevant systems, analyze transcripts, trace prior transactions, verify account status, process account adjustments and close cases; methods for computing penalties, interest (e.g., regular, restricted, complex), and applying the current interest rates; and experience applying the provisions of the Privacy Act and disclosure procedures of the release of information on taxpayer's account. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". 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-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. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

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 Appeals - Case and Operations Support 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748