Lead Tax Examining Technician - 9 Month Roster

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Qualifications:

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work 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:

• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-10: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (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 include: Experience applying provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, regulations, court decisions, IRMs and other guidelines. Experience resolving full range of unsatisfied tax account cases which are the most complex interest calculation (e.g., Net Rate, tax appeals, other interest abatement) issues and examine conditions that are highly difficult involving both intra and interrelated matters (e.g., multiple tax periods and their relation to each other). Experience using investigative techniques and research in order to interpret, apply and create the appropriate resolutions for a range of issues or problems. Experience applying the interest rates and statutory limits for assessing tax, penalty and interest, and methods for calculating interest to resolve interest issues; and wide range of conditions (e.g., inconsistencies in computer computation, numerous computational errors from prior adjustments to tax penalty and restricted interest). Experience analyzing multiple tax years and multiple adjustments to compute complex interest calculations to resolve a range of issues or problems. Provide on the job training and assistance on complex restricted interest to lower grades and restricted interest to service center employees.

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• MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

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• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

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Responsibilities:

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:

• Large Business and International Director Pass Thru Entities- Any Team in BBA or TEFRA

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• The incumbent is responsible for resolving the full range of previously unsatisfied tax cases on all types of tax accounts through the examination and computation of highly complex interest calculations. Tax cases and issues include but are not limited to net rate, various court decisions, tax appeals from the Department of Justice, overlapping periods of interest, corporate subsidiary relationships, as well as Presidential declared disaster areas, carrybacks, and other interest abatement issues.

• Researches and analyzes each case to determine the scope and nature of the complex interest calculation issues and problems. Analyzes data consistent with the applicable tax laws and regulations to resolve and process all types of difficult and complex issues/problems including the most complex restricted interest and problem resolution for Pass Through Entity cases.
• Researches and resolves the most complex interest calculations which include the net rate interest netting process of overlapping periods of debit and credit interest, and other special situations.
• Research or reconstruct data completing analysis of the conditions and complicating factors including numerous computational errors, multiple tax years, and multiple adjustment issues to compute complex interest calculations.

• Prepares appropriate documentation for and inputs adjustments, credit transfers, etc. incorporating computations to initiate resolution of all case issues including tax, penalties, and interest.

Salary : $66,036