Internal Revenue Agent (Fed State Local Gvmt Spec - Examiner) 12 MONTH ROSTER AMENDED

WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT & GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TE/GE) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: Tax Exempt and Government Entities Exempt Organizations and Government Entities 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. * Receives assigned cases and conducts a pre-examination/compliance analysis of the filing history and other available data, and of the entity to develop the plan for conducting the exam, compliance contact or need for a team approach to identify the areas with the greatest potential for compliance initiatives. * Conducts compliance and outreach contacts, employment tax examinations and cash transaction compliance reviews of the largest Federal, State or Quasi-Governmental entities with several operating subdivisions of workers or who utilize subcontractors to provide services to the public. The incumbent specializes in the areas of Income Tax Withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Information Return Reporting, Backup Withholding, Section 2108 of the Social Security Act and other Employment Tax related matters such as Fringe Benefits or deferred compensation. These cases involve scrutiny of computerized accounting data, extensive research of tax laws, regulations, etc. Identifies previously unknown potential areas of non-compliance requiring policy determinations, legal interpretations or law changes to promote voluntary compliance. Provides research data to the Outreach Planning and Review Staff for trend analysis. * Organizes and conducts examinations of other kinds of tax returns and special examinations, such as claims, collateral requests or potential fraud. Serves as a coordinator or member of an employment tax specialist team in Tax Exempt Bond, Exempt Organization large case, Indian Tribal Government or other functional examinations * Coordinates the conduct of full compliance checks of Federal, State or other agencies with several operating subdivisions nationwide, to determine that all required returns such as Employment Tax, Information Return Reporting, Excise or Employee Plans returns are filed. Identifies the need for related Income Tax, Tax Exempt Bond or deferred compensation specialists to join the team and makes referrals to the appropriate function. Help 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. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. 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. A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional 6 semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting or financial systems, financial management, or finance. A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above. Specialized experience for this position includes: diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities. Experience interpreting and applying Federal tax law to determine the correct tax liability from filed and/or non-filed returns as it applies to Federal, State and Local Governments and related employment tax issues. Experience analyzing business relationship and financial practices to determine if employee/employer relationship exists. Experience developing tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall taxpayer business operations and financial condition. Experience interacting with Federal, State or Local government officials, taxpayers or their representatives to explain the applicable laws and filing responsibilities. Examples of specialized experience as follows: verbally and in writing explain accounting practices, law and regulations of employment taxes as they relate to government agencies. Conduct or instruct technical tax informational seminars for taxpayers and/or peers. Participated as a team member on an audit. 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. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. This is a bargaining unit position. * Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday, Day Shift * Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. * Relocation expenses - no * If vacancies become available in any locations, this announcement will be amended, and a new cut-off date will be established to fill the additional vacancies as needed. Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered: This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants who apply by the initial cut-off date, will be referred in score order.