Job opening: Appeals Officer (Exam)
Salary: $59 966 - 77 955 per year
Published at: Apr 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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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, Examination Appeals, Area 7, Team 1.
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Reviews routine cases for statutes, development of the issues, completeness of supporting documents, transcripts, work papers and correctness of the government's position. Obtains the necessary documents and information from internal and external sources to resolve standard issues and close docketed and non- docketed cases. Conducts legal research to determine and apply the law to the facts presented.
Contacts taxpayers, representatives, and others to gather and analyze information, explain the government's position, pertinent statutes, judicial decisions and precedents, present and explain proposed resolution and expeditiously secure the taxpayer's consent.
Conducts Appeals conferences and negotiations in a dignified and orderly manner with displayed impartiality. Resolves issues on the basis of facts developed, applicable law and regulations. Advises taxpayers and their representatives of the correct treatment of taxable income and their reporting requirements for prospective application.
Explains payment options to the taxpayers to resolve tax liabilities. Determines balances due on account and arranges for payment of taxes including installment agreements.
Prepares audit statements, exhibits, schedules, and other appropriate documents to reflect issue disposition and effect case closure.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-09
You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws and regulations to analyze tax records and use fact-finding techniques. Analyze and review various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual tax payers, businesses, or corporations. Experience interpreting and applying Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures to conduct comprehensive analytical examinations. Experience with oral and written communications to prepare closing statements, correspondence to taxpayers, exhibits and schedules to explain options to taxpayers/representatives and resolve tax issues. Experience in planning and organizing workload to efficiently complete assignments with changing priorities.
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Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two years of progressively higher-level education leading to a graduate degree in business administration, accounting, auditing, finance, taxation, law or other related fields.
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LL.B. or J.D. if related.
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Combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equal to the amount required.
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.
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 Appeals - Examination Appeals
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Cincinnati External
- Email: [email protected]
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