Tax Specialist (Tax Compliance Officer (TCO) - DIRECT HIRE (12 MONTH REGISTER) AMENDED
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: October 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE)DIVISION?
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
SBSE EXAM - Examination Operations, Field and Specialty Exam
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.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been
gained in the public sector, private sector or One year of
experience refers to full-time work; part-timework 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.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of
this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS ALL GRADES: GENERAL EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR
GS-05: You must have 3 years of general experience. General
experience for this position includes: Experience gained in
government, business or industry, investigative work, banking, law,
accounting, or other work appropriate to the position to be
filled.
OR
You 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
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-07: You 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 experience for this position includes: Experience that
demonstrates 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
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
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
Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's
degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 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 3.45 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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-09: You must have one 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:
Experience that demonstrated 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. Qualifying specialized experience may
have been gained in work such as:
OR
You 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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION FOR GS-11: You must have 1 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 using
business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax
laws and regulations to audit tax records, analyze systems and
bookkeeping, use fact-finding techniques, and develop interpersonal
skills. Auditing various types of tax returns to determine tax
liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations;
Interpreting and applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue
Code and related regulations and procedures; Making determinations
on liability for Federal taxes; Program evaluation, internal audit
or administrative management of the assessment and collection of
Federal taxes; Investigating alleged criminal violations of Federal
tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecution
and assertion of civil penalties; Collecting delinquent Federal
taxes, including canvassing for unreported taxes due, and securing
delinquent returns; Experience in areas such as Income Tax
Withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act and Federal
Unemployment Tax Act; Experience in analytical techniques, indirect
methods of determining taxable income and judgement to evaluate
information and to reach decisions on issues; Experience in
conducting extensive research of various resources and references
to answer legal questions, including consideration of judicial
decisions and legislative intent in cases requiring the adaptation
of precedents to current tax return examinations.
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 in accounting, auditing, taxation,
business administration, law or other related fields; One year of
graduate education is creditable in accordance with its
relationship to a year of full-time study at the school
attended.
OR
LL.M., if related
OR
Combined graduate education and experience as defined in paragraphs
above.
AND
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Applicants must provide evidence of
accounting knowledge at a level that is equivalent to 6 semester
hours of accounting for positions at the GS-9 level and below or 12
semester hours of accounting for positions above the GS-9
level.
For more information on qualifications please refer to .
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are
qualifying for this position by substituting education or training
for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An
official transcript will be required if you are selected.
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 .
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.
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Additional information
Though many locations may be listed, you will be limited to a
maximum of 5 location choices. 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.
This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to
apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 12/23/2024. This
announcement will establish an inventory of applicants. Contingent
upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be
filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they come
available. 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): 3/21/2024; 8/16/2024. This announcement
may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12
month period if needed, not later than 5 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) 3/21/2025.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your
application. All application materials, including transcripts, must
be in English.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as
specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this
position (or may not receive the special consideration for which
you may be eligible).
How to Apply
This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may
or may not result in a referral or selection. Your application will
remain active through the open period of this Public Notice.
Applicants will be referred on a first in, first out basis. Those
applicants who are applying earlier in the process will stand a
much better chance of being referred for consideration in the
selection process.
The following instructions outline our application process. You
must complete this application process and submit any required
documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 12/23/2024 in this
announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours
(normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying
online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on
12/23/2024.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the
following link:
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at
any time during the announcement open period, return to your
USAJOBS account (). There you will find a record of your
application, the application status, and an option to Update
Application. This option will no longer be available once the
announcement has closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the
announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: . All of
your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application
record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application
Information page that provides information regarding the
documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent
related to this application. The Application Status will appear
along with the date your application was last updated. For
information on what each Application Status means, visit: .
Agency contact information
IRS Philadelphia External
Email
Address
SBSE EXAM - Examination Deputy Operations
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Next steps
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion;
please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at
. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you
require this for any part of the application and hiring
process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received
you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for
checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy
notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of
your application for this position at any time by logging onto the
USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For
a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on
"more information." Please notify us if your contact information
changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email
mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important
communication that could affect your consideration for this
position.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
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