What are the responsibilities and job description for the Revenue Officer (12-month Roster) AMENDED position at Internal Revenue Service?
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Updated the number of vacancies from 40 to 66.
Amended to add additional cut-off dates. See additional information.
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-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience collecting delinquent Federal taxes and securing delinquent returns; Conducting investigations of alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecutions and civil penalties; Experience performing internal audits, administrative, or management duties directly related to the collection of Federal taxes; and furnishing taxpayer assistance and information to the general public or determine, re-determine, or advise of liability for Federal taxes where the applicant was required to apply a comprehensive knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures pertaining to income, estate, gift, employment, or excise taxes.
At this level, you must have experience with the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures pertaining to income, estate, gift, employment, or excise taxes; experience with a wide range of investigative or analytical techniques and methods; experience applying accounting practices and methods sufficient to analyze and evaluate financial statements/records (e.g., balance sheets, profit and loss statements, income statements, bank records, etc.) sufficient to locate distrainable assets, determine ability to pay, and trace and follow income streams; experience with tax and business laws, regulations, judicial processes, laws of evidence, revenue rulings, precedent decisions, etc.; experience meeting and dealing effectively with taxpayers and/or their representatives, who may be uncooperative or hostile; and to write clear and concise examination reports.
AND 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.
AND 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".
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Responsibilities:
WHAT IS THE SBSE - Small Business Self EmployedDIVISION?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:
Small Business Self Employed Collection Operations - Field Collection
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.
- Collects delinquent tax and secures delinquent returns from taxpayers who have not resolved their obligations in response to prior correspondence or other contact. Determines actions necessary to bring taxpayers into full compliance. Takes enforced collection action where appropriate. The Revenue Officer may be assigned to lead special programs or projects.
- Conducts interviews with taxpayers (and/or their representatives) in different environments such as the business location, residence or office as part of the investigative process of collecting delinquent taxes and securing delinquent tax returns.
- Manages inventory of delinquency cases and completes required case actions in a timely manner.
- Counsel taxpayers on their tax filing, depositing and payment obligations, and provides guidance and service on a wide range of financial problems to assist the taxpayer in developing a plan of action to resolve all delinquencies.
Salary : $103,409
