Internal Revenue Agent (Senior Federal, State and Local Government-Examiner) 12 MONTH ROSTER

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WHAT IS THE TAX-EXEMPT/GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TEGE)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: Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Government Entities, FSLET

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Serves as a technical expert on significant issues relative to the Federal, State and Local Government/Employment Tax specialty. Provides technical guidance on employment tax examinations and cash transaction compliance reviews of significant Federal, State or Quasi-Governmental entities. The incumbent provides expert advice that potentially impacts the organization's overall tax compliance strategy and the Federal, State and Local Government and Employment Tax programs.
• Drafts or reviews work projects involving emerging issues and areas of non-compliance.
• Serves as an issue expert in the examination of Federal, State and Local Government/Employment Tax cases. Exercises significant authority and responsibility in planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of significant complex issues.
• Provides education and outreach and leads large events in the stakeholder communities.
• Serves as a lead for other revenue agents and specialists assigned to an examination and counsel attorneys.
• Leads the team in conferences with appeals, including issue resolution meetings. May be assigned to multiple examinations simultaneously.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD21307

Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

• 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. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

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-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:

BASIC REQUIREMENT: 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.

OR

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.

OR

Currently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience using and working with the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, procedures, published rulings, Section 218 provisions and applicable definitions/ coverage provisions of the Social Security Act, court decisions, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. as they relate to employment tax; experience using specialized accounting techniques/practices and analytical techniques to evaluate the most difficult factual situations and apply relevant legal and administrative authority to reach a well-reasoned decision and resolve complex Employment Tax issues for Federal State and Local governments; experience in persuasive and effective communication/report preparation techniques both orally and in writing to resolve complex Employment Tax issues ; experience developing comprehensive Employment Tax training material and experience serving as an instructor; experience with networking and relationship building involving internal and external stakeholders applicable to the Federal ,State and Local government customer base ; experience researching and interpreting Federal, State and Local laws/statutes to determine applicability and impact on coverage provisions under Section 218 of the Social Security Act; experience and knowledge of Section 530 provisions and its impact and relationship to Section 218 guidelines where you could have competing or overlapping areas of applicability; experience conducting educational or outreach activities for associations, trade organizations, and internal and external customers on a variety of employment tax reporting and paying regulations; experience serving as an On-the-Job Instructor; experience coordinating and serving as lead auditor on Large Entity or Team Audit case assignments; experience developing best practice applications or job aides to enhance overall productivity and efficiency; experience using Knowledge Network /Management programs or platforms to deal with emerging or strategic Employment Tax issues and making recommendations for changes to tax law or guidance material affecting technical or emerging Employment Tax issues. Experience using systems , investigative techniques/research, or program experience analyzing business relationships and financial practices to determine if employee/employer relationships exist; experience in legal research, analysis, and preparation of briefs or similar documents interpreting Employment Tax laws and regulations; experience as an accountant, auditor, or investigator in the application of Federal tax accounting principles and/or the Internal Revenue Code and related laws. This experience should be directly related to this position and include dealing directly with experienced tax practitioners, leading discussions and conferences, negotiating differences, settling disputes, conflicts in viewpoints, and establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with agents, technicians, management, and the general public; experience preparing technical response memorandums or briefings to complex inquiries by members of Congress, State and Local Governments, taxpayer representatives or taxpayers impacting law provisions or regulations for Government Entities. Experience working with TEGE or Chief Counsel and Appeals to resolve controversial or unagreed compliance issues impacting Federal, State and Local entities. Experience serving in acting managerial or leadership roles to plan, schedule, direct and evaluate work methods of team members or lower graded employees. Experience leading task teams or research project assignments and the ability to resolve conflicts among team members to complete tasks successfully.

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MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: 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. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

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.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• Relocation expenses - No
• If this position is covered by a formal development plan, pay retention will be offered where applicable based on law and regulation.

Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a position at one of your location selections, that location will become your official post of duty.

If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early.

This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements. Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered: Cutoff date(s): 3/16/2023. 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. If additional vacancies exist, remaining applicants will be considered in score order as needed. Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) March 18, 2024.

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