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Internal Revenue Service is Hiring an Appeals Officer (International Specialist) -12 month Roster Near Birmingham, AL

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 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 all of the following: Experience applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine the effect on tax liabilities or financial statements; Experience recognizing and assessing the complexity of accounting or legal issues; Experience applying professional legal principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret legal issues specifically to determine effect on tax liabilities or financial statements; Experience interpreting the law in situations where there are uncertainties or conflicts in statutes, regulations, case law, precedence or other guidance to determine and apply the appropriate intent of the law in tax situations; Experience conducting legal research and applying the law to tax situations; Familiar with litigation procedures and making judgments involving matters of law particularly as they relate to resolving tax disputes.
In addition to the above you must have experience reviewing and analyzing tax treaties between the United States and foreign governments to apply and resolve cases relevant to tax laws in foreign countries, economic theory, exchange rates, contract laws, immigration laws, and bank secrecy laws. Experience in applying tax and accounting principles in the resolution of tax disputes. Such topics include one or more of the following: accounting methods and principles used in foreign countries, tax treatment of foreign tax credits, determining taxable income and income exclusions for U. S. Taxpayers living abroad or conducting business in foreign jurisdictions, taxable income determinations for foreign taxpayers conducting business and earning income in the United States, determining assessment and abatement of international penalties and Title 31 penalties.

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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'.


For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Responsibilities:

WHAT IS THE APPEALS (AP)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:
Office of Appeals Specialized Exam Prog and Ref

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.

• Performs analysis and conducts Appeals conferences for the resolution and settlement of international tax issues under the jurisdiction of the Independent office of Appeals. Cases assigned at this level are characterized by a lack of clearly applicable precedents/procedures regarding issues that are either novel, complex, or involve different possible interpretations of fact and law.
• Determines tax treatment of foreign tax credits, taxable income and income exclusion for U. S. Taxpayers living abroad or doing business in foreign jurisdictions. Determines the same for foreign taxpayers doing business and earning income in the United States. Determines assessment and abatement of international penalties and Title 31 penalties.
• Receives and works cases and issues which have been referred by Appeals management when the tax issues warrant the services of an International Specialist. Serves as an expert in determining a final settlement and resolving appealed cases that involve international tax issues with difficult legal or factual questions where precedents are unavailable or not clearly applicable and there are large sums of money involved.
• Reviews international case files, supporting documents, and other information germane to the determination of tax liability. Analyzes case files to determine issues of fact and law. Reconciles apparent factual discrepancies by further investigation, reconstruction, and/or the determination of the interpretation most consistent with all available evidence.
• Conducts extensive research and analysis of case issues to determine and apply the law to the facts presented. Where issues are unclear, or a definitive precedent is lacking, determines the appropriate resolution based upon relevant factors including reasonableness, adjudication trends, and settlement practices. Remedies defects or inadequacies in cases or on issues either independently or collaboratively with other team members, or by referral to the appropriate International coordinator. May raise alternative arguments when appropriate.

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