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03/28/2023 to 03/27/2024
$37,696 - $91,873 per year
GS 5 - 9
66 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
9
No
No
23-11893535A-TEB-0526-5T9
715602600
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees
WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIESDIVISION?
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:
Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Compliance & Review Area
Tax Exempt and Government Entities Employee Plans
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.
Plans and conducts independent limited examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers, or exempt organization, employee plans or government entities involving complex tax issues and accounting records and typical methods.
Advises taxpayers of his/her rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines, the actual examination procedures, and an explanation of current tax and reporting responsibilities and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.
Conducts required filing checks to determine that other required returns are filed. Conducts concurrent examinations of these and other related returns when warranted.
Identifies issues to be pursued based on large, unusual or questionable items that produce a significant tax or compliance effect and utilizes the tax law and facts needed to resolve them. Considers gross income during the examination of all income tax returns. Recognizes indicators of fraudulent activity and develops appropriate referrals.
Amended 10/12/2023
66 Vacancies will be filled in Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, Compliance & Review Area and Tax Exempt and Government Entities Employee Plans in any of the following locations:
MO1833 1122 Town And Country Commons Chesterfield, MO
MO2008 2850 NE Independence Ave Lees Summit, MO
NC2598 10715 David Taylor Dr Charlotte , NC
NJ4721 955 S Springfield Ave Springfield, NJ
NY0282 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
NY0350 290 Bwy - Foley Square New York, NY
NY7288 2 Metrotech Ctr Brooklyn, NY
NY7501 999 Stewart Ave Bethpage, NY
OH0189 550 Main St Cincinnati, OH
OR0043 1220 SW 3rd Ave Portland, OR
PA0233 1000 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA
PA0809 2970 Market St Philadelphia, PA
TN0052 801 Broadway Nashville, TN
TN2709 127 International Dr Franklin, TN
TX0227 300 E Eighth St Austin, TX
TX0284 1100 Commerce St Dallas, TX
TX0297 8701 S Gessner Houston, TX
TX0298 1919 Smith Houston, TX
TX0302 4050 Alpha Rd Farmers Branch, TX
TX2298 12941 I-45 N Houston, TX
TX2653 5450 Stratum Drive Fort Worth, TX
TX2835 12309 N Mopac Expwy Austin, TX
UT1431 2484 S Washington Blvd Ogden, UT
UT1522 178 S Rio Grande St Salt Lake City, UT
VA0088 400 N Eighth St Richmond, VA
WA0101 915 Second Ave Seattle, WA
WA8075 1301 A St Tacoma, WA
WI1696 N14 W24200 Tower Pl Waukesha, WI
WI1720 211 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD21119, PD21120, and PD93192
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
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 REQUIREMENT: Applicants must demonstrate their knowledge of Principles of Accounting. Applicants will be assessed throughout the hiring process to ensure they have the accounting knowledge necessary to successfully perform in the position. Failure to demonstrate the necessary knowledge will result in a Not Qualified determination."
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GENERAL EXPERIENCE GS-05 LEVEL: You must have 3 years of general experience. General experience for this position includes experience gained in government, business or industry, investigative work, banking, law, accounting, or other work appropriate to the position to be filled.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general experience as follows: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree
OR
Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) obtained through written examination in a State, territory or the District of Columbia
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-07 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: a substantive knowledge of business practices, basic accounting principles, and Federal tax laws and regulations; and that required the ability to audit tax records, analyze systems and bookkeeping, use factfinding techniques, and develop interpersonal skills.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 1 full year of graduate level education in a field of study such as: accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields.
OR
Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09 LEVEL: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual tax payers, businesses, or corporations; Applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures to: (1) conduct comprehensive analytical examinations, (2) use creative in- office factfinding techniques, and (3) develop effective public contact skills; Determination and redetermination, or audit, on liability for Federal taxes; Program evaluation, internal audit or administrative management of the assessment and collection of Federal taxes (other than alcohol and tobacco); Investigating alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecution and assertion of civil penalties; Collecting delinquent Federal taxes (other than alcohol and tobacco), including canvassing for unreported taxes due, and securing delinquent returns.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study in an accredited college or university in accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields.
OR
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields. ORLL.B. or J.D., if related to accounting, auditing, taxation, business administration, law, or other related fields.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
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.
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.
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.
In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical competencies required to perform the job. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process, meet all qualifications, and receive a passing score on the required assessment(s). Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or on the application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment will result in your removal from consideration.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.
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). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for 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.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 03/27/2024 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 03/27/2024.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11893535
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Your assessment results will be kept on record for the life of the assessment and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments. If you fail any part of the assessment, you will need to wait 8 months from your test date to retake it. Due to a change in testing requirements, scores rendered prior to 12/1/2021 will no longer be valid.
Before attempting to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you should visit https://cdn.apps.pdricloud.com/cdn/v1/files/pub/inline/7e5/6/15/f/5f7a7b45-d373-4126-8738-aa5c07cadd92.html to determine if the computer you are using is likely to experience any issues during testing. If you have questions about the computer requirements, require technical assistance, accidently deleted the invitation to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, or otherwise need the information re-sent (e.g., you feel you have not received it due to a SPAM filter), you should contact https://apply.usastaffing.gov/HelpTicket to request the invitation to be re-sent. Requests to re-send invitations to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments must be received by https://apply.usastaffing.gov/HelpTicket BEFORE the close of the Job Opportunity Announcement.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/715602600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.