Full Time / Part Time - Administrative and Office Specialist

WHAT IS THE SBSE- SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYED DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: 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. * Conducts independent examinations of the most complex estate and gift returns with a considerable number of complex and unusual issues requiring extensive tax law research, investigation, and analysis. * Determines the nature of included assets, analyzes transactions, investigates underlying facts, evaluates the fair market value of real estate, business interests, and other type of financial and investment assets for assigned returns. The incumbent must conduct extensive legal research. The incumbent analyzes the taxpayer's legal documents to identify the transferred interest. The incumbent relies on knowledge of state laws (i.e. property, contracts, business, inheritance, and probate) to determine the application of federal estate and gift tax laws. The incumbent may need to recharacterize transactions based upon an analysis of legal instruments and fact patterns. * Determines the value of transferred property using investigative and valuation techniques: including reviewing appraisals and valuation data, analyzing complicated legal documents, transactions, and case law, and applying Federal, state, and foreign laws. * Coordinates with SBSE Counsel employees and IRS Office of Chief Counsel to develop audit techniques, legal arguments, and litigation strategy for significant cases with novel issues. * Assists SBSE Counsel in trial preparation for estate and gift tax cases of significant importance. Collaborates with assigned SBSE Counsel to develop examination requirements and analysis to resolve the estate and gift tax impact of the emerging issue. 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. S. Passport; Undergo a review of prior performance/conduct and an income tax verification. Refer to "Get Your Tax Record" at to check the status of your account, balance owed, payment history, make a payment, or review answers to tax questions. Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check). * These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; 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. M. from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Law from a full course of study from an Accredited College or University, D. from a full course of study in a School of Law accrediting by the American Bar Association, or a State Accredited Law School, or Master's or equivalent graduate degree in Law from a full course of study from an Accredited College or University. You must also have knowledge of the legal industry gained through education and experience working in a law practice or legal environment as a Litigation or Legal Specialist researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and authoring legal briefs or opinions. Applicants may also qualify with one-year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the grade 9 level (GS-9) working in a legal environment whereby you provided technical advice on legal requirements, conducted legal research and analysis, drafted/authored written opinions, decisions, and/or proposals on matters involving federal tax laws, rules, regulations, and practices. Knowledge of Federal tax laws, various State and foreign laws, judicial decisions, and precedents; Skill in researching and evaluating complex legal questions involving state and federal laws; Experience working in a legal environment whereby you provided technical advice and guidance on Federal tax law requirements. * Experience conducting legal research and analysis on complex Federal and State tax laws. Experience authoring legal opinions, decisions, determinations, or proposals on matters involving federal tax laws, rules, and/or regulations. * Experience working with Federal, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer tax laws, including Internal Revenue Code, Tax Regulations, IRS Revenue rulings and procedures and precedent decisions. * Experience analyzing and adjudicating tax matters, appeals, settlement offers, or similar work related to Federal tax operations. Experience interpreting and applying tax laws to Federal estate and gift tax returns and interpreting and applying tax laws, judicial decisions, and precedents to fields of law such as wills and trusts, probate, contracts, real and personal property, corporations, commercial law and insurance. * Experience researching, evaluating, and responding to complex legal questions to determine tax liability pertaining to Federal estate and gift tax returns. * Experience interpreting and explaining complex points of law and valuation matters to legal and factual situations and to persuade highly competent representatives concerning determinations made on tax issues and liability. * Experience working with financial, professional or business accounting practices to analyze fiduciary, estate or gift assets (such as intangible factors, large corporation). Experience working all aspects of Federal estate and gift taxation laws and important judicial decision and procedures. experience writing clear and concise reports and work papers that include significant tax issues, findings and analyses of legal and factual situations encountered. * Experience in researching and evaluating complex legal questions to determine tax liability pertaining to Federal estate and gift tax returns; and skill in interpreting and explaining complex points of law and valuation matters to legal and factual situations and to negotiate with highly competent representatives concerning determinations made on tax issues and liability. * Experience working with financial, professional or business accounting practices to analyze complex fiduciary, estate or gift assets, such as proposing adjustments for sizeable tax deficiencies (e.g., intangible factors, large corporation) resulting from investigation of the deceased estate. 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. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer. * If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. * Positions are bargaining unit or non-bargaining unit. * Tour of Duty: Day Shift between hours of 6:00am-6:00pm. * Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. * File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on. * Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. * This announcement will establish an inventory of applicants.