What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tax Examining Tech (Appeals Tax Examiner (Restricted Interest/Problem Resolution))-12 Month Roster position at Internal Revenue Service?
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Qualifications:
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience working a wide range of tax returns, forms, records, and supporting information, applicable laws, rules, and regulations sufficient to protect statute of limitations; process quick assessments, adjust taxpayer's accounts, close cases and perform other necessary actions; experience processing and following adjustment procedures including transaction codes and cycles in the relevant systems, analyze transcripts, trace prior transactions, verify account status, process account adjustments and close cases; methods for computing penalties, interest (e.g., regular, restricted, complex), and applying the current interest rates; and experience applying the provisions of the Privacy Act and disclosure procedures of the release of information on taxpayer's account.
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".
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.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Responsibilities:
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Independent Office of Appeals, Case Support, APS Collection, APS Exam, and APS Special program teams.
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Analyzes, resolves, and processes all types of difficult and complex issues/problems for appeals and counsel cases including complex restricted interest and problem resolution cases on which assessment or allowance is restricted or prohibited by Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. Determines if the case requires restricted interest computations, net rate, expedite handling or other specialized procedures.
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 Appeals and Counsel cases. Determines restricted interest rates, limitations, periods covered, allowances, overassessments, and potential overassessments. Calculates restricted interest for cases where taxes, penalties, and interest are due which result from application of one or more sections of law. Cases involve complex computations such as tax, penalty and interest, multi-year restricted interest, offsets from joint accounts to individual prior liabilities, net rate and adjustments to previous assessments.
Applies the relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations to determine adjustments and assess the impact and conditions such as net operating loss, carrybacks/carryovers, unused or related investment tax credits, net rate and accumulated earnings tax. Determines and computes the proper assessable and allowable interest considering the affected tax periods and varying interest rates. Computes allowable interest and the abatements of interest and penalties due to overpayments and/or overassessments. Determines portion of overassessment barred which statutory limitations are partially applicable. Completes related adjustment documents for cases where interest is restricted or prohibited and determines the disposition of overpayments.
Reviews case file upon receipt including tax returns, agreement forms/decision Tax Court Petitions, documents, workpapers, reports, and adjustment documents to assure that all prescribed documents are present, complete and consistent with case file information. Ensures that all necessary documents are properly signed and executed. Takes expeditious corrective action to process adjustments to the taxpayer's account including complex quick assessments, potential statute cases, non-master file cases, advance payments, credit transfers, manual refunds, termination and jeopardy assessments. Analysis often requires the examiner to verify complicated conditions such as those affecting taxpayer's account history and credit availability, AIMS status, and to retrace various tax computations (deficiencies and/or overassessments) and adjustments to previous tax, penalty, and interest.
Determines and initiates a variety of special processing adjustment documents such as for cases having non-masterfile or redefined periods, cases reporting joint return deficiencies for one spouse, cases involving separate returns changed to joint returns. Applies the law and regulations to verify, determine and control the statute of limitations on a wide variety of tax returns. Reviews and issues statutory notices of deficiency. Sequences the input of adjustment documents for entering interest credit transfers, taxes, penalties and other transactions to adjust the account properly. Schedules manual refunds and assessment dates consistent with??????? national, regional and local guidelines. Records actions taken in resolution of cases to ensure audit trail integrity.
Salary : $54,292
