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WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT / GOVERNMENT ENTITIESDIVISION?

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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas : Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Government Entities, Indian Tribal Governments.

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.

• Receives assigned cases and conducts a pre-examination / compliance analysis of the filing history and other available data of the entity to develop the plan for conducting the examination, compliance contact or need for a team approach to identify the areas with the greatest potential for compliance initiatives.
• Conducts compliance and outreach contacts, income, employment tax exams, cash transaction compliance reviews, of large Tribal Governmental entities and related enterprises with several operating subdivisions.

These cases involve scrutiny of computerized accounting data; extensive research of tax laws, regulations, etc. to locate pertinent related precedents.

Prepares a comprehensive report to the Indian Tribal governmental official on the results of the examination, or provides feedback of the results of the compliance contact.

Identifies previously unknown potential areas of non-compliance requiring policy determinations, legal interpretations or law changes to promote voluntary compliance.

Provides research data to the Outreach Planning and Review (OPR) Staff for trend analysis.

Organizes and conducts examinations of other kinds of tax returns and special examinations, such as claims, collateral requests, withholding on non resident aliens, or potential fraud.

Serves as a coordinator or member of a specialist team in Tax Exempt Bond, Exempt Organization large case, Federal State Local Government or other functional examinations.

Coordinates the conduct of full compliance checks of Tribal Governments with several operating subdivisions potentially nationwide, to determine that all required returns such as Employment Tax, Information Return Reporting, Excise, or Employee Plans returns are filed.

Identifies the need for related Income Tax, Tax Exempt Bond, or deferred compensation specialists to join the team and makes referrals to the appropriate function.

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Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD) :

PD92981

Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Telework Eligible Positions : Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.

g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program.

Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status.

Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

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 :

BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES (ALSO MEETS GRADE 5 QUALIFICATIONS) :

A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (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.

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.

Currently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-13 LEVEL : You must have one 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 : progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required 1) knowledge of and experience applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities, applying accounting requirements and procedures relating to governmental entities ;
• 2) experience interpreting and applying Federal tax law for individuals, business, and / or exempt organization, partnerships and corporations;
• 3) knowledge of and experience interpreting business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition;
• 4) knowledge of and experience analyzing corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices;
• 5) experience should demonstrate a knowledge of Internal Revenue Code, regulations, procedures, published rulings, and court decisions as they relate to Indian Tribal Government matters and the policy governing examination procedures and processes relating to income tax, employment tax, excise tax, and information reporting;

and 6) skill in interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax and other similar business-related professions.

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.

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.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience.

An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time.

Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

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 Department of Education Accreditation page.

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. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed.

The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty : Monday-Friday, 8 : 00 a.m.-4 : 30 p.m.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• Relocation expenses - No.
• 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.

If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date, this announcement may be closed early.

This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements.

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) : 1st cutoff date 10 / 05 / 2023;

2nd cutoff date 1 / 05 / 2024; 3rd cutoff date 4 / 05 / 2024; 4th cutoff / closing date 7 / 05 / 2024. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 10 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) 10 / 04 / 2024.

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Last updated : 2024-03-06