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- Accepting applications
- Open & closing dates
04/04/2024 to 10/21/2024 - Salary
$72,553 - $117,400 per year - Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - Locations
42 vacancies in the following locations:
- Remote job
No - Telework eligible
No - Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. - Relocation expenses reimbursed
No - Appointment type
Permanent - - Work schedule
Full-time - - Service
Competitive - Promotion potential
None - Job family (Series)
- Supervisory status
No - Security clearance
- Drug test
No - Position sensitivity and risk
- Trust determination process
- Announcement number
K-WIB - Control number
- Assists and advises taxpayers in meeting their Federal Tax obligations. Assistance is technical and covers the full range of individual income, excise, and employment taxes, as well as certain elements of all other kinds of taxes.
- Conducts interviews with taxpayers to determine their tax situation, provide advice, and explains probable consequences of various courses of action open to taxpayers for the current and other tax years.
- Discusses tax law impact with tax practitioners and accountants, reviews books and records to gain understanding of taxpayer's financial status (cash/accrual basis). Confers with taxpayers and/or their representatives to explain issues involving the applicability of tax law, regulations, notices and account adjustments.
- Assists taxpayers in preparing tax returns and explains the consequences of courses of action. Explains the collection and examination processes to taxpayers.
- Prepares tax returns that include referring to required documentation, such as information reporting documents and limited schedules.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- 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 .
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- Tour of Duty: Day Shift, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
- Relocation Expenses: No
- In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
- Benefits
- Benefits
- Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
- Resume - Your resume MUST contain dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or present). To ensure you receive full credit for relevant experience, include the hours worked per week. We recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. If including Federal service experience, you MUST provide the pay plan, series, and grade, i.e., GS If the pay plan, series, and grade are not provided, it may result in an ineligible determination.
Your resume must NOT include photographs, classified or government sensitive information, social security number (SSN), encrypted/digitally signed documents, or other inappropriate material or content. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application will be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. ( are optional.) Please view
It is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc. - Online Application - Questionnaire responses
- Education - See Education Section above
- Performance Appraisal/Awards (if applicable) - You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your most recent, signed, completed annual performance appraisal which includes the final rating and copies of any incentive/performance awards you received. If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
- Registration/License (if applicable) - active, current registration/license
- IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP)(if applicable) - You MUST meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
- Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)(if applicable) - You MUST submit the required documentation as outlined at: If you are an IRS CTAP eligible, you can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area. If you are a Treasury CTAP eligible can apply for jobs within the commuting area.
- Resume - Your resume MUST contain dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or present). To ensure you receive full credit for relevant experience, include the hours worked per week. We recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. If including Federal service experience, you MUST provide the pay plan, series, and grade, i.e., GS If the pay plan, series, and grade are not provided, it may result in an ineligible determination.
Senior Individual Taxpayer Advisory Specialist - Anchorage, United States - Internal Revenue Service - IRS
Description
SummaryClick on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.
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Duties
WHAT IS THE WAGE AND INVESTMENT (W&I)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Wage and Investment Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education - Field Assistance - Area 4
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Conditions of Employment
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD96490
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Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or 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-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with the interrelationships between Federal and state laws; Experience with tax law to include researching relevant publications and the Internal Revenue Code; Experience explaining tax law sufficient to independently provide educational assistance on taxpayer rights, tax law, and IRM policies; Experience with tax analysis techniques to apply appropriate tax laws and regulations to individual cases; Experience resolving taxpayer accounts making correct tax determinations and making correct adjustments to taxpayer accounts; Experience with interviewing techniques needed to independently determine the nature of taxpayer assistance; Experience instructing face-to-face and or virtually; Experience establishing and maintaining effective relationships, making oral presentations, and producing written products. Effectively communicating orally and in writing, in-person, via telephone, and utilizing web-based computer applications.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
PH.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study.
OR
Three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
OR
LL.M. if related
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 . 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 .
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 .
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 for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Additional information
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA8479), (CA0273)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA7087), (NV0012), (CA0221)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (WA8106), (WA7763), (WA7992)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (ID0025), (ID4252), (ID4423)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (WA0063), (WA0064), (WA7751)
1 Vacancy to be filled at the following location: (NV7516)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (TX0272), (NM0042)
1 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (AZ7748)
2 Vacancy to be filled at the following location: (CA0167)
2 Vacancy to be filled at the following location: (CA7395)
2 Vacancy to be filled at the following location: (CA0150)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA8050), (CA6921)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA8500), (CA0198)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA7023), (CA0521)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA0281), (CA7588)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA0154), (CA6862)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (HI6993), (HI0011), (HI6575)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CA6901), (CA6116)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (OR6674), (OR0051), (OR6527), (CA7564), (OR6660)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (WA7961), (OR0043), (WA0094)
2 Vacancy to be filled at the following location: (AK3237)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (MT5383), (MT5577), (MT5626), (MT5513), (MT5356 Current/MT5640 New), (MT5524)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (CO2177), (CO1811)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (NM1464), (NM1524)
2 Vacancy to be filled at any of these following locations: (AZ7887), (AZ6886), (CA7903)
See How To Apply for additional information.
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 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 .
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 , you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.