Internal Revenue Agent (Examiner) GS-14 - Internal Revenue Service
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Arcadia
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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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. Nationwide opportunities exist. 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.
Qualifications: Federal 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. OR 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. 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 Benefits:
This 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 Apply: Click this site's APPLY
link to access the official Revenue Agent (Examiner) GS-14 Job
Opportunity Announcement (JOA) on irs.usajobs.gov, the federal
government's official employment site. 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. Interested in other career opportunities with IRS? Visit
irs.usajobs.gov to search for other IRS opportunities, such as
Revenue Officer (includes no accounting/business experience
requirement) and Criminal Investigator (Special Agent) positions.
To learn about upcoming IRS hiring events and career fairs, visit
jobs.irs.gov.
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