Clarification from the agency

IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments Internal to an agency (searchable on USAJOBS) Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

WHAT DOES A REVENUE OFFICER DO? As a Revenue Officer you will be responsible for collecting delinquent accounts, securing delinquent tax returns and determining actions necessary to bring taxpayers into full compliance. In this position, the cases assigned involve taxpayers and taxpaying entities with high income levels from diversified sources including substantial foreign income and assets. You will execute all procedures and processes consistent with the protection of taxpayer rights afforded by law and in a manner than ensures the honesty and integrity of the service.

As a Revenue Officer you will:

• Collect delinquent tax and secure delinquent returns from taxpayers who have not resolved their obligations.
• Conduct interviews with taxpayers and/or their representatives in different environments such as the business location, residence or office as part of the investigative process.
• Provide guidance on a wide range of financial problems to assist the taxpayer in developing a plan of action to resolve all delinquencies.
• Analyze sophisticated financial statements/records that include balance sheets, income statements and profit and loss statements.
• Search public records, tax returns, and financial and credit information to locate distrainable assets.
• Perform complex credit and financial analysis and evaluation of assets on casework involving actions.
• Recognize novel and complex issues that often arise in taking appropriate enforcement action such as suits, seizures and injunctive relief actions.
• Compose complex correspondence, technical reports, research, affidavits, statements and testimony necessary to support complex or sophisticated collection action in court cases to Appeals and Criminal Investigation. 

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Conditions of employment

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments

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Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  

GS-13 LEVEL: 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 demonstrating the ability to:

• Collect delinquent Federal taxes and securing delinquent returns;
• Conduct investigations of alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecutions and civil penalties;
• Perform internal audits, administrative, or management duties directly related to the collection of Federal taxes;
• Furnish taxpayer assistance and information to the general public or determine, re-determine, or advise of liability for Federal taxes. 

At this level, you must demonstrate comprehensive experience of 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; specialized knowledge of tax and business laws, regulations, judicial processes, laws of evidence, revenue rulings, precedent decisions, etc.; ability to meet and deal effectively with taxpayers and/or their representatives, who may be uncooperative or hostile; and the ability to write clear and concise examination reports. 

-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.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:
You must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/ Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. We will not reimburse travel costs related to the interview, such as, travel to and from the interview site.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices).

If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.