Tax Specialist|Tax Compliance Officer Register

Qualifications
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
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship
Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check)
Federal experience is not required
The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Applicants must provide evidence of accounting knowledge at a level that is equivalent to 6 semester hours of accounting for positions at the GS-+ level and below or 12 semester hours of accounting for positions above the GS-+ level
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-0+: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service
Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations
Applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures
Determination and redetermination, or audit, on liability for Federal taxes
Program evaluation, internal audit or administrative management of the assessment and collection of Federal taxes
Responsibilities
Large Business and International, Director, Withholding, Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), DFO IIC
Plan and conduct independent limited examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers, or exempt organization, employee plans or government entities involving complex tax issues and accounting records and typical methods
Specialty Program TCOs specialize in the areas of Federal Income Tax Withholding (FITW), Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
Advise taxpayers of his/her rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines, the actual examination procedures, and an explanation of current tax and reporting responsibilities and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities
Conduct required filing checks to determine that other required returns are filed
Conduct concurrent examinations of these and other related returns when warranted
Identify issues to be pursued based on large, unusual or questionable items that produce a significant tax or compliance effect and utilizes the tax law and facts needed to resolve them
Consider gross income during the examination of all income tax returns
Recognize indicators of fraudulent activity and develops appropriate referrals
Provide guidance and limited training to targeted audiences that may include taxpayers or IRS employees on technical tax law and accounting policies, practices, and principles as it relates to pertinent tax law modifications
Plans and conducts independent examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers involving complex tax issues and accounting records
Such examinations may include business issues such as taxpayer's methods of accounting (cash and/or accrual basis), depreciation, inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, prepaid assets and expenses, and E-commerce
For Specialty Programs, such activities include investigations of strategic or special emphasis programs such as claims, non-filers, worker classification, tip reporting, and fringe benefits and other issues
Conducts examinations both independently and as part of an audit team
Specialize in the areas of Income Tax Withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and Federal Unemployment Tax Act
Advise taxpayers of their rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines; examination procedures; current tax and reporting responsibilities; and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities
Job description
Position: Tax Specialist (Tax Compliance Officer) - Direct Hire - 6-Month Register

Duties

WHAT IS THE
LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at:

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

Large Business and International, Director, Withholding, Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), DFO IIC

The following are the duties of the positions at the full working level.
GS-0+

Duties:
• Plan and conduct independent limited examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers, or exempt organization, employee plans or government entities involving complex tax issues and accounting records and typical methods. Specialty Program TCOs specialize in the areas of Federal Income Tax Withholding (FITW), Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).
• Advise taxpayers of his/her rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines, the actual examination procedures, and an explanation of current tax and reporting responsibilities and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.
• Conduct required filing checks to determine that other required returns are filed. Conduct concurrent examinations of these and other related returns when warranted.
• Identify issues to be pursued based on large, unusual or questionable items that produce a significant tax or compliance effect and utilizes the tax law and facts needed to resolve them. Consider gross income during the examination of all income tax returns. Recognize indicators of fraudulent activity and develops appropriate referrals.
• Provide guidance and limited training to targeted audiences that may include taxpayers or IRS employees on technical tax law and accounting policies, practices, and principles as it relates to pertinent tax law modifications.
GS-11

Duties:
• Plans and conducts independent examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers involving complex tax issues and accounting records. Such examinations may include business issues such as taxpayer's methods of accounting (cash and/or accrual basis), depreciation, inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, prepaid assets and expenses, and E-commerce.
• For Specialty Programs, such activities include investigations of strategic or special emphasis programs such as claims, non-filers, worker classification, tip reporting, and fringe benefits and other issues.
• Conducts examinations both independently and as part of an audit team.
• Specialize in the areas of Income Tax Withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
• Advise taxpayers of their rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines; examination procedures; current tax and reporting responsibilities; and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.
Requirements Conditions of Employment
• 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.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).
Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement OR time of referral:

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Applicants must provide evidence of accounting knowledge at a level that is equivalent to 6 semester hours of accounting for positions at the GS-+ level and below or 12 semester hours of accounting for positions above the GS-+ level.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-0+: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service.
• Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations.
• Applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures.
• Determination and redetermination, or audit, on liability for Federal taxes.
• Program evaluation, internal audit or administrative management of the assessment and collection of Federal taxes.
• Investigating…