- Act as a legal and technical consultant to the Branch Chief, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Associate Chief Counsel, and to other officials in the Office of Chief Counsel on the legal and policy matters concerned with the work of the Branch, or which may affect the work of other branches of the office, or other components of the Office of Chief Counsel. These matters involve the Senior Technical Reviewer in detailed and extensive research on complicated legal problems, and the development of recommendations as to the positions to be taken by the Branch and the Office.
- Act as a reviewer, and in some cases as the initiating attorney, for assignments and projects involving the development and drafting of Internal Revenue legislation and regulations, considering recommendations for enactment of legislation and the promulgation of regulations, private letter rulings, revenue rulings, technical advice memoranda, and other advice memoranda dealing with tax problems submitted by taxpayers and their representatives, state and federal agencies, and other Chief Counsel and IRS offices.
- Act as principal attorney in charge of recommending the policies and developing the procedures and regulations implementing new or amended legislation for specific areas of tax law and be responsible for ensuring that these policies, procedures, and regulations are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound, efficient, and economical in operations.
- Mentor, train, and develop attorneys in the technical subjects of the Branch and the day-today workflow of the organization and the IRS.
- Perform activities in the subject area of the Branch including legal assistance, document review, appellate recommendations, and litigation support. Many of the issues presented for decision are submitted after extensive consideration in the field and elsewhere. Problems presented cover a broad range of tax law issues involving numerous questions requiring interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code, tax regulations, published rulings, court cases and other technical materials.
- Make recommendations on the need for initiating, consolidating, or eliminating projects. Act as project manager, assign (in consultation with the Branch Chief) work to the attorneys within the Branch, advise them on the approach to take, review work products, and provide the Branch Chief with performance feedback on work performed.
- Refer to "Additional Information"
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- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Possess at least the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; AND
- Applicants must be an active member in good standing of the bar of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
- 1 year of general professional legal experience from any area of expertise; plus
- 3 years of professional legal tax experience
- Excise taxes, including but not limited to those imposed under Chapter 31 (retail excise taxes on fuel, heavy truck and trailers, etc.), Chapter 32 (manufacturers' excise taxes on tires, motor and aviation fuels, coal, sporting goods, medical devices, etc.), Chapter 33 (facilities and services excise taxes on communications, air transportation, etc.), Chapter 35 (wagering excise taxes), Chapter 36 (certain other excise taxes on water transportation, highway vehicle use, etc.), Chapter 38 (environmental excise taxes), Chapter 49 (excise tax on cosmetic services), and Chapter 51 (designated drugs) of the Internal Revenue Code
- The fuel, aviation, heavy vehicle, chemical, pharmaceutical, or other relevant industry, including related federal government agency experience
- Tax litigation
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses are not authorized.
- This is anon-bargainingunit position.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
- The salary range indicated in this announcement covers multiple locality areas. Your salary will be adjusted based on the post of duty for which you are selected.
- Subject to a 1-year trial period (unless already completed).
- Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).
- Subject to a Tenure Commitment of up to 3 years
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- Undergo an income tax verification.
- The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.
- This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.
- Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back,
- FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and
- SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf ), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)
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Description
Duties
The Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries) provides legal advice, litigation services, and litigation support on tax matters involving passthrough entities, the classification of entities, passive activity losses, excise taxes, estate and gift taxes, oil and gas and other natural resources, at-risk rules, and tax credits to the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of Chief Counsel, the Department of Justice, Treasury, and where appropriate or required, to other government agencies and the public.
As Senior Technician Reviewer, the incumbent is responsible for some of the most complicated, difficult, and unusual assignments and projects in Passthroughs and Special Industries.
In consultation with the Branch Chief, the Senior Technician Reviewer is responsible for the assignment of selected cases and projects to the attorneys within the Branch and for review of the work products.
The primary work of the Branch involves developing and considering recommendations for enactment of Internal Revenue legislation and the promulgating published guidance (regulations, revenue rulings, and revenue procedures) preparing of private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda, and other written legal advice based on tax issues submitted by taxpayers and their representatives, state and federal agencies, and other Chief Counsel and IRS offices.
In addition, the Branch performs activities in the assigned subject area including providing legal assistance and advice to trial attorneys in the field in connection with actions on decisions, preparation of briefs, handling of unusual technical problems, preparation for the trial of cases involving complicated technical issues, and appeal recommendations in Tax Court and refund cases.
Problems presented cover a broad range involving numerous questions requiring interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code, tax regulations, published rulings, court cases and other technical materials.
As a General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer, you will:Help
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
To qualify for this position of General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:Basic Requirements for General Attorney (Tax) Senior Technician Reviewer:
GS-15 Experience Requirements:
At least one year of this experience must be equivalent to the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).
Note:
Only experience gained after Bar Admission may be credited as Professional Legal Experience.
Education Substitution:
An LL.M.
degree in the field of the position (tax, GLS-related, orP&A- FOIA/Disclosure related field) may be substituted for the one year of the general legal experience listed above.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
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.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.
FOREIGN EDUCATION:
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency.
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