Appeals Officer (Exam) 12- Month Roster -Amended

Duties

WHAT IS THE APPEALSDIVISION?

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

Forty-Eight (48) positions to be filled in the Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals.

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

• Reviews incoming cases for statutes, development of the issues, completeness of supporting documents, transcripts, work papers and correctness of the government's position. Obtains the necessary documents and information from internal and external sources to resolve issues and close docketed and non-docketed cases. Conducts extensive and thorough legal research to determine and apply the law to the numerous, varied, and at times conflicting facts presented.
• Contacts taxpayers, representatives and others to gather and analyze information, explain the government's position, pertinent statutes, judicial decisions and precedents, present and explain proposed resolution and expeditiously secure the taxpayer's consent.
• Conducts Appeals conferences and negotiations in a dignified and orderly manner with displayed impartiality. Resolves issues on the basis of facts developed, applicable law and regulations. Advises taxpayers and their representatives of the correct treatment of taxable income and their reporting requirements for prospective application.
• Explains payment options to the taxpayers to resolve tax liabilities. Determines balances due on account and arranges for payment of taxes including installment agreements.
• Prepares audit statements, exhibits, schedules, basic stipulation and decision documents for the court and other appropriate documents to reflect issue disposition and effect case closure.
• Keeps current with significant changes in the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, the IRM, court decisions, and other tax publications which relate to assigned areas of responsibilities.
  
  

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Standard Position Descriptions (spd)

PD95758

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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; Day Shift
• Telework: Eligible
• Occasional Travel may be required, 1 to 5 nights per month.
• Relocation expenses - No
• 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): 1/5/2024, *3/15/2024, 4/5/2024, 7/5/2024, 10/7/2024.This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12month 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) 1/5/2025.

Qualifications

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates knowledge of basic accounting principles; experience assisting taxpayers with various taxes and rates (e.g. individuals, self-employment), to compute tax; Experience researching tax related information from a variety of sources such as Internal Revenue Manual, Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings and court decisions to resolve tax disputes. Experience with policy, tax law, case law and/or precedents in the review of supporting documents/information (e.g., commercial databases, books and records, court and revenue rulings) to ensure adherence and resolve issues; Experience that demonstrates knowledge of various tax related issues contained within the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., late filing/payment penalties, estimated tax, negligence, accuracy-related); Experience with current and past Internal Revenue Code and related laws, tax laws, court decisions, regulations, and congressional committee reports in order to negotiate with taxpayers/clients and/or their representatives to resolve disputes.

OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

OR LL.M if related.

OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

AND

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.

AND

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".

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.

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

• AMENDED* Updated cut-off date.
  
  

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.

Vacancies Will Be Filled As Follows

4 vacancies

Austin, TX (TX0227) 300 E. Eighth Street (JJ PICKLE FEDERAL BLDG)

Ogden, UT (UT0035) 324 25th Street (CAMPUS) (JAMES V. HANSEN FEDERAL BUILDING)

San Antonio, TX (TX2982) 8122 Datapoint Drive (ASHFORD OAK)

Farmers Branch, TX (TX0302) 4050 Alpha Rd (FARMERS BRANCH)

Houston, TX (TX0297) 8701 S Gessner (ALLIANCE TOWER)

New Orleans, LA (LA0034) 600 S. Maestri Place (HEBERT FB)

3 vacancies

Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)

Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.)

3 vacancies

Philadelphia, PA (PA0277) 600 Arch Street (CAMPUS) (PHL - GREEN FOB)

16 vacancies

Ogden, UT (UT0035) 324 25th Street (CAMPUS) (JAMES V. HANSEN FEDERAL BUILDING)

2 vacancies

Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)

Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.) Portsmouth, NH (NH6185) 75 Portsmouth Blvd (PORTSMOUTH)

4 vacancies

Philadelphia, PA (PA0277) 600 Arch Street (CAMPUS) (PHL - GREEN FOB)

1 vacancy

Memphis, TN (TN0005) 5333 Getwell Road (CAMPUS) (ECC - MEMPHIS)

2 vacancies

Fresno, CA (CA7803) 700 P Street (CAMPUS) (SANTA FE)

San Jose, CA (CA6116) 55 South Market Street (SAN JOSE HQ)

Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST)

Sacramento, CA (CA6139) 4330 Watt Avenue (NORTH POINTE CORPORATE CENTER)

4 vacancies

Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.)

Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)

Syracuse, NY (NY7357) 300 South State St

1 vacancy

Portland, OR (OR0043) 1220 SW 3rd Avenue (E. GREEN W.WYATT FB)

Seattle, WA (WA0101) 915 Second Avenue (JACKSON FB - SEATTLE)

1 vacancy

Sacramento, CA (CA6139) 4330 Watt Avenue (NORTH POINTE CORPORATE CENTER),

Honolulu, HI (HI0011) 300 Ala Moana Blvd (PRINCE HUHIO FB)

San Jose, CA (CA6116) 55 South Market Street (SAN JOSE HQ)

1 vacancy

Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST),

Long Beach, CA (CA0273) 501 W Ocean Blvd. (LONG BEACH FB)

1 vacancy

Las Vegas, NV (NV7516) 110 City Parkway (LAS VEGAS - CITY PARKWAY)

San Bernardino, CA (CA8050) 290 North D Street (SAN BERNARDINO)

1 vacancy

Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST)

1 vacancy

Laguna Niguel, CA (CA0521) 24000 Avila Road (LAGUNA NIGUEL)

San Diego, CA (CA6109) 701 B Street (701 B STREET)

1 vacancy

Phoenix, AZ (AZ7748) 4041 N Central Ave (PHOENIX HQTR OFFICE)

Salt Lake City, UT (UT1522)178 South Rio Grande Street (FIVE GATEWAY)

Tucson, AZ (AZ0058) 300 W Congress

4 vacancies

Fresno, CA (CA7803) 700 P Street (CAMPUS) (SANTA FE)

1 vacancy

San Francisco, CA (CA8207) 100 First Street (100 FIRST STREET)

Boise, ID (ID0025) 550 West Fort St 83724

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