Internal revenue agent

Duties

WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (TE / GE) DIVISION?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :

Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Government Entities, Tax Exempt Bonds

Receives assigned cases and conducts pre-examination / compliance analysis of available data regarding the bond issuances under review in order to develop plans for conducting the examinations or compliance contacts.

Determines the most effective avenue for investigation and review of bond issuances, which normally requires adapting audit and investigative procedures to unique and special situations.

Prepares the audit plan and conducts examinations of bond issuances. Examines the accounting practices and bookkeeping systems of a wide variety of government, municipal and private entities.

Also, conducts compliance and compliance reviews of bond issuances. These cases involve scrutiny of computerized accounting data, extensive research of tax laws, regulations, etc.

to locate pertinent related precedents. Prepares a comprehensive audit report on the results of the examination or provides feedback of the results of the compliance contact.

• Acts as a tax-exempt bond agent in other Exempt Organization, Indian Tribal Government, Federal, State and Local Government or other functional examinations.
• Confers with customers and representatives to explain the accounting, financial and other significant issues involved and the applicability of pertinent tax laws, regulations and related filing requirements.

Explains corrective actions required or modifications to promote future compliance. Makes determination concerning continued entitlement of bond issuances to exempt status.

Develops information for technical advice requests and responses to written requests. Prepares technical correspondence, information reports, and memorandum of law in accordance with established procedures dealing with tax-exempt bond issuances.

Promotes future compliance and utilizes alternative methods of dispute resolution when needed. Presents technical tax information in a variety of forums such as : workshops, classes, speeches and industry panels.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD) :

PD94941

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 REQUIREMENTS : 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.

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

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-13 LEVEL : You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service.

• Specialized experience for this position includes progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that requires experience 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;
• Interpreting and applying Federal tax law for governmental, municipal and / or private entities; Business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition;

Municipal financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax and other similar business-related professions.

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT : You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to.

Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.

These are the locations and number of current vacancies available :

• TE / GE is filling 29 vacancies in the following cities : Phoenix, AZ (AZ7748); Mesa, AZ (AZ6886); Glendale, AZ (AZ7887);
• El Monte, CA (CA7023); Los Angeles, CA (CA0150); Laguna Niguel, CA (CA0521); Santa Ana, CA (CA7395); Sacramento, CA (CA6139);
• Denver, CO (CO1811); Washington, DC (DC0022); Jacksonville, FL (FL0067);Orlando, FL (FL3132); Plantation, FL (FL2437); Miami, FL (FL0061);
• Atlanta, GA (GA0087); Atlanta, GA (GA2004); Chicago, IL (IL0236); Downer's Grove, IL (IL2337); Schiller Park, IL (IL2558);
• Indianapolis, IN (IN0133); Florence, KY (KY3016); Boston, MA (MA0131); Andover, MA (MA0137); Brockton, MA (MA5955); Grand Rapids, MI (MI2210);
• Baltimore, MD (MD0055); Lanham, MD (MD0278); Detroit, MI (MI0800); Farmington Hills, MI (MI2097); Pontiac, MI (MI2181); St Paul, MN (MN1600);
• Bloomington, MN (MN1675); Chesterfield / Town & Country, MO (MO1833); St Louis, MO (MO0106); Lees Summit, MO (MO2008); Charlotte, NC (NC2598);
• Oklahoma City, OK (OK1356) Springfield, NJ (NJ4721);Albany, NY (NY0300);Brooklyn (KINGS), NY (NY7288); New York, NY (NY0282);
• New York / Manhattan, NY (NY0350); Bethpage, NY (NY7501); Cincinnati, OH (OH0189); Portland, OR (OR0043);Independence; OH (OH2320);
• Oklahoma City, OK (OK1356);Philadelphia, PA (PA0809); Pittsburgh, PA (PA0233); Nashville, TN (TN0052); Franklin, TN (TN2709);
• Austin, TX (TX2835); Austin, TX (TX0227); Dallas, TX (TX0284); Farmer's Branch, TX (TX0302); Fort Worth, TX (TX2653); Houston, TX (TX0297);
• Houston, TX (TX0298); Houston, TX (TX2298); Ogden, UT (UT1431); Salt Lake City, UT (UT1522); Richmond, VA (VA0088); Seattle, WA (WA0101);

Tacoma, WA (WA8075); Waukesha, WI (WI1696); Milwaukee, WI (WI1720).

The number of vacancies has not yet been determined for the remaining locations within this announcement. 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.

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 cut-off dates to be considered : Cut-off date(s) : 8 / 23 / 2023.

2nd cutoff date 11 / 17 / 2023, 3rd cutoff date established for 01 / 16 / 2024This 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) 8 / 9 / 2024.

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Last updated : 2024-03-06