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Government and Government Relations Attorney in Indianapolis, IN

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nov 26,2018 Nov 14,2018 Location USA Indianapolis IN
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Government and Government Relations

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Case Advocate, GS 07 - 11 The candidate will provide assistance to taxpayers on technical and procedural tax cases covering the full range of issues. Represent the Service in advocating cases involving complicated and specialized issues. Take corrective action within TAS statutory and delegated authorities, including development of cases for purpose of recommending the issuance of Taxpayer Assistance Orders. Confer with taxpayers who have experienced delays beyond normal processing time, a significant hardship, or where systemic issues have been identified and actions taken, clarifying the basis of the complicating problem and citing applicable laws as necessary. Educate taxpayers and/or their representatives regarding tax obligations, responsibilities, rights, and options, including possible adverse consequences of decisions. Fully advises taxpayer of all rights and, as applicable, secures agreement of taxpayer to final decision. Perform specialized research, analysis, and necessary computations to make adjustments to taxpayers' accounts that have specialized factors. Using highly developed institutional knowledge of internal processes, solves vexing process and procedural problems of cases. Recommend adjustments as appropriate and initiates credit transfers, payment tracers, and computations to tax, penalty, and interest. Prepare manual refunds, makes abatements, and prepares and executes waivers to extend statutes within TAS statutory and delegated authorities. Provide guidance to targeted audiences in seminars, speeches, and workshops; Provides in-house training and assistance to lower-level employees as necessary. Traveling is required.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have the following qualifications:
For GS-7 LEVEL: Must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty & responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is experience that is typically in or related to the work of this position & provided you with the particular knowledge, skills & abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes advising & assisting others in order to explain issues related to meeting Federal tax obligations including: experience applying knowledge of business practices, policies, procedures, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws & regulations; Experience interviewing individuals and reviewing tax and bookkeeping records and returns, and analyzing systems using fact-finding techniques. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 1 year of graduate education in a related field of study at an accredited college or university. OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having 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 two years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in your major field of study or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of study, or rank in the upper 1/3 of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience & education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.


For GS-9 LEVEL: must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty & responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is experience that is typically in or related to the work of this position & provided you with the particular knowledge, skills & abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is experience applying basic accounting principles, examination techniques & collection processes to assist taxpayers in resolving tax issues. Communicating with taxpayers & their representatives to determine the nature of assistance needed, obtaining information & determining its relevance to resolve tax issues/problems, advising and assisting taxpayers in meeting federal tax obligations, managing an inventory, and meeting deadlines. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study at an accredited college or university. OR Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field of study. OR LLB or JD. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience & education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.


For GS-11 LEVEL: must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty & responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is experience that is typically in or related to the work of this position and provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position includes applying accounting, examination, returns processing, collection & or Taxpayer Advocate Service techniques; & of general and geographic business practices sufficient to independently process the complete range of cases; Experience advocating for taxpayers with significant hardship as defined by IRC 7811 and/or Internal Revenue manuals, including but not limited to an immediate threat of adverse IRS action; a delay of more than 30 days in resolving taxpayer account problems; the incurring by the taxpayer of significant costs (including fees for professional representation) if relief is not granted; irreparable injury to, or a long-term adverse impact on the taxpayer if relief is not granted; or suffering injury because of an action or inaction by the IRS; Qualifying specialized experience also includes resolving taxpayer issues through negotiating, influencing or persuading other Business Operating Divisions (BOD) (for example, through the issuance or resolution of an Operational Assistance Order (OAR) on a full range of individual & business tax returns; Experience with tax administration problems potentially having a negative impact on a significant number of taxpayers, including identifying potential systemic issues & taking appropriate action; Experience composing written communications to taxpayers & their representatives in order to expedite resolution of tax account issues & to educate regarding tax obligations, responsibilities, rights & options, including adverse consequences of decisions; Experience applying technical tax law based on the Internal Revenue Code & Regulations, making hardship determinations, conferring with subject matter experts or Counsel in developing a strategy for advocating and resolving a taxpayer's issue; and experience preparing and executing case action plans to advocate for case resolution for taxpayers, representatives or Congressional offices; Experience managing an inventory of cases and timely completing required actions including but not limited to, case development, issue determination, conducting interviews with taxpayers & or their representatives, documenting case histories with appropriate narratives in support of case decisions, preparing referrals to other IRS functions, including Appeals and Counsel. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent degree or 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a degree in a related field of study at an accredited college or university. OR LL.M., if related. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience & education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

Application deadline: 11/27/2018.

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Announcement number:19EMB-TAB0095-501-7-11-DG. Apply online. No emails. Visit website for more details.

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