Job opening: Tax Law Specialist (BSA Penalty and Interest Reviewer)
Salary: $80 006 - 104 005 per year
Published at: Oct 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE Small Business Self Employed 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: SB/SE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER EXAM, SPECIALTY EXAMINATION, BSA EXAMINATION
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Acts as a contact point for program related inquiries. Provides technical, clerical and management personnel with guidance and feedback on program operations and results. Prepares program reports as required. Interprets the substance of current regulations, policy guidance and advisories.
Follows applicable procedures for case assembly and processing. Develops new procedures as necessary, and obtains management approval for implementing recommendations. Reviews the aspects of the case; determines if all modules of the taxpayer account are correct and that all required case actions are completed in each situation. Completes or reviews all assessment documentation for the assessing official. Coordinates collection of unpaid liabilities with Financial Management Services (FMS) and IRS Counsel. Abates or adjusts penalties in response to Counsel or Appeals decisions.
Provides feedback and composes written responses to examiners, managers, and other customers. As necessary, prepares written explanations to taxpayers and their representatives. Represents the IRS in interactions with Counsel and Treasury.
Serves as technical advisor to the field on penalty and interest issues. Acquires and maintains specialized technical and procedural knowledge of interest issues. Provides guidance and instruction to targeted audience and less experienced examiners. Responds to inquiries from taxpayers and revenue agents.
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: 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. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience in legal, tax accounting, or other experience that required knowledge of Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying experience includes: Preparing, reviewing, or applying rulings, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. related to Federal taxation. Analyzing and adjudicating tax claims, appeals, settlement offers, or similar work related to Federal tax operations. Work as an attorney that required legal research, analysis, and preparation of briefs or similar documents interpreting laws and regulations. Work as an accountant, auditor, or investigator that required application of Federal tax accounting principles and/or the Internal Revenue Code and related laws. And serves as a Technical Advisor to the field on penalty guidance and gives instruction to less experienced examiners. Responds to inquiries from taxpayers and revenue agents.
OR
LL.M. degree with specialization in Taxation
OR
A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience as described above.
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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address SBSE EXAM - Examination Deputy Operations
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
- Phone: 866-743-5748
- Email: [email protected]
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