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Tax - General Attorney in Rome, GA

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Dec 20,2019 Mar 23,2019 Location Rome GA
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Government

Attorney

Tax - General

Min 3 yrs required

Profile

Tax Specialist, GS 5 - 9 Responsibilities: The candidate will plan and conduct examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and/or business taxpayers. Review examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers involving complex tax issues and accounting records. Advise taxpayers of their 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. Research taxpayer accounts and determine whether penalty and interest determinations are in compliance with statutory provisions, procedural and policy requirements. Train and provide guidance to taxpayers, practitioners, and volunteers on technical tax law and accounting policies, practices, and principles as it relates to pertinent tax law modifications through seminars, speeches, or workshops.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: GS-5: ­­­­­­­Must have 3+ years of general experience of which 1 year is at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. General experience for this position includes experience that provided a general knowledge of business practices is required. Such experience may have been gained in government, business or industry, investigative work, banking, law, accounting, or other work appropriate to the position to be filled. OR may substitute education for general experience as follows: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree OR Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) obtained through written examination in a State, territory or the District of Columbia OR may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

For GS-7: Must have 1+ year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized for this position includes: a substantive knowledge of business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws and regulations; and that required the ability to audit tax records, analyze systems and bookkeeping, use factfinding techniques, and develop interpersonal skills. OR may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:Superior Academic Achievement - A Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. Note: Grade point averages should be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0, and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an Honor Society. OR 1 full year of graduate level education in a field of study such as: accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields. OR may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

For GS-9: Must have 1+ year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual tax payers, businesses, or corporations; Applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures to: conduct comprehensive analytical examinations, use creative in-office factfinding techniques, and develop effective public contact skills; 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 (other than alcohol and tobacco); Investigating alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecution and assertion of civil penalties; Collecting delinquent Federal taxes (other than alcohol and tobacco), including canvassing for unreported taxes due, and securing delinquent returns. OR may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study in an accredited college or university in accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields. OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields. OR LL.B. or J.D., if related to accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields. OR may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.


Deadline: 12/30/2019.

Additional info

Announcement number: 19CW2-SBX0032-0526-5T9-NY. Apply online. No emails. Visit website for more details.

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