Revenue Agent GS-14
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: New Haven
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Use your bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or your
Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and your
experience to qualify for an Internal Revenue Agent (Examiner)
employment opportunity.As a Revenue Agent (Examiner) at the GS-14
grade level, you will independently examine and investigate
significant tax compliance issues involving complex income tax
returns filed by individuals or organizations. Revenue Agents
(Examiners) are known for their ability to accomplish comprehensive
analytical examinations of tax returns to determine tax liability
and violations of Federal tax statutes and to make fair and
impartial recommendations for criminal prosecution and civil
penalties. You'll use your skills and knowledge to perform
professional accounting work, as well as provide expert accounting
and financial management advice and assistance to higher levels of
management. You'll examine accounting and financial information
systems that reflect a variety of complex financial operations,
including serving as a team lead.As an IRS employee, you'll enjoy
all the rights and benefits of federal employment. At the same
time, you'll have that sense of public service, knowing that your
accounting and auditing responsibilities contribute to everything
from funding domestic programs to the defense of our
nation.Duties
- Serves as a technical expert in examinations of significant tax
compliance issues and provides expert advice that may impact tax
compliance strategy and the examination program.
- Serves as a technical expert in the performance of tax
computations in cases with significant tax compliance issues and
provides expert advice that may impact tax compliance strategy and
the Appeals program as a whole. Cases typically concern large,
complex businesses, including those with extensive subsidiaries,
diversified activities, multiple partners, and national and
international scope of operations.
- Serves as an issue expert in the examination of Large Business
and International returns. Exercises significant authority and
responsibility in planning, directing, and coordinating the
examination of certain significant complex issues.
- As a technical expert on Small Business Self Employed and Large
Business and International program guidelines and policies,
interprets, develops, adapts, and coordinates analytical reviews of
new policies, procedures, and program requirements of the Service
and their impact on Compliance operations and resources. Advises
and negotiates acceptance of conflicting issues with management in
the formulation of Compliance policies. Applies and disseminates
newly developed or revised policies and procedures for use in field
operations.
- Serves as a technical expert on significant issues relative to
the Exempt Organizations specialty. Provides technical guidance on
examination and determination of exempt status activity relative to
exempt organizations including private foundations, cooperatives,
and relevant business entities. The incumbent provides expert
advice that potentially impacts the organization's overall tax
compliance strategy and the Exempt Organization Examination and
Rulings and Agreement programs.
- Serves as a lead for other Revenue Agents (Examiners) and
specialists assigned to an examination and counsel attorneys. Leads
the team in conferences with appeals, including issue resolution
meetings-such as fast track. May be assigned to multiple
examinations simultaneously.
- Leads national analysis of tax computational issues involving
significant tax transactions related to specific taxpayers or
across taxpayer, industry, and international boundaries. May plan,
implement, control, modify, and execute all or parts of a national
project or assignment associated with certain tax computational
areas of specialization.QualificationsFederal experience is not
required. Your experience may have been gained in the public
sector, private sector, or Volunteer Service. Basic Educational
Requirement: A Certificate as a 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.ORA 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.In addition to meeting the basic educational requirement
above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the
Specialized Experience requirement listed below:Specialized
Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized
experience equivalent to the work performed at the GS-13 level.
This is defined as progressively responsible and diversified
professional accounting or auditing work that required: -
- Experience in applying professional accounting principles,
concepts, and methodology in the examination of accounting books,
records and systems; and
- Knowledge of business and trade practices to analyze business
operations and financial conditions; and
- Experience in interacting effectively in a wide range of
situations with a broad range of individuals; and
- Experience in interpreting and applying tax law for at least
one of the following specialties: individuals; business; employee
plans or retirement plans; exempt organizations; tax advantaged
municipal finance transactions or tax exempt bonds; Indian Tribal
Governments and Employment Tax issues for Federal State and Local
governments; or large complex business transactions and returns
pertaining to the application of tax principles, policies, and
legal decisions for business taxpayers' international and transfer
pricing issues.Salary and BenefitsThis position's starting salary
varies depending upon grade level and location. Please see the "How
to Apply" section below to access the official Job Opportunity
Announcement and salary information. Employees receive the full
package of federal employment benefits, which includes health and
insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and
participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, which is a retirement
plan similar to a traditional 401(k).A monetary recruitment
incentive has been authorized for eligible, highly qualified
individuals. -How to ApplyClick this site's APPLY link to access
the official Revenue Agent (Examiner) GS-14 Job Opportunity
Announcement (JOA). You will learn exactly how to submit your
application package, including your resume, an online assessment
questionnaire, and possibly other documents. You will also learn
about duty locations, telework eligibility, U.S. citizenship,
maximum entry age, medical, and other requirements that should be
reflected in the information you provide in your resume.
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