Tax Examining Technician (Bilingual-Spanish)

Summary

What Is Small Business/self Employed

(SB/SE)?? A description of the business units can be found at: Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):

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Duties 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 advanced analysis of complex accounts, returns, transcripts, and case files involving multiple tax periods, interrelated issues, prior account activity, and/or conflicting information. Applies a wide range of established tax laws. regulation, and procedures, including the internal Revenue Code (IRC), Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), and related guidance, to varied and non-routine situations. Independently determines appropriate resolution strategies by interpreting and applying established guidelines in situations where direct applicability may not be clear, determining appropriate actions in situations where established guidance does not fully address the issue. Evaluates taxpayer responses, identifies discrepancies, and determines final case disposition, including revision, closure, or referral.

Standard Position Descriptions

(SPD): PD26198, PD26197, and PD26199 Visit the

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Library to access the position descriptions. Qualifications Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/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/education for

GS-05: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience that is in or related to this position and provides you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying experience include: Performing a variety of miscellaneous tasks involving researching and processing financial documents, reviewing information, and determining corrective action on accounts. Researching for missing/unclear accounting information to make appropriate adjustments. Review and process taxpayer account information per organizational guidelines (e.g., Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), and Audit Information Management Systems (AIMS)) and maintain current knowledge of tax law and internal processing procedures. Identifying account discrepancies and applying tax laws to correct account issues. Providing information at the request of taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, and third parties through telephone, written, and digital communication, including automated systems to generate notices and taxpayer correspondence. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: four (4) years of education above high school in any related field of study from an accredited college or university. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.

Specialized Experience for

GS-06: 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 experience that is in or related to this position and provides you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying experience include: Performing a variety of tasks involving researching and processing financial documents, reviewing information, and determining corrective action on accounts. Reviewing inventory management procedures to control casework and conduct research. Interpreting guidelines to advise the taxpayer and/or their representatives to meet tax obligations through collection and/or enforcement actions. Review and process taxpayer account information per organizational guidelines (e.g., Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), and Audit Information Management Systems (AIMS), etc.) and maintain current knowledge of tax law and internal processing procedures. Assisting with reconstructing account activity, including specialized case types such as AUR, Correspondence Examination, Innocent Spouse, and/or Employment Tax. Assisting with adjustment documents such as credit transfers, abatements, error corrections, and/or multiple account elements. AND Experience must include the following: Assisting with or resolving taxpayer problems involving multiple tax periods, prior account activity, and conflicting information. Providing information at the request of taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, and third parties through telephone, written, and digital communication, including automated systems to generate notices and taxpayer correspondence

Specialized Experience for

GS-07:You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience that is in or related to this position and provides you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Examples of qualifying experience include: Analyzing tax or accounting problems for resolution as a bookkeeper or accounting position. Reviewing inventory management procedures to control casework and conduct research to identify any needed corrections. Resolving conflicts via established guidelines with taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, and/or third parties to gain compliance with laws and regulations. Utilizes various types of tax returns, penalty abatement, interest computations, filing requirements, corrections and/or alternations to tax modules to complete documentation. Reviewing technical information updates to maintain current knowledge of tax law and internal processing procedures. Recommending lien and/or levy action, including initiating supporting information for release. Interacting with the public analyzing tax or accounting problems and then resolving high-conflict differences through use of established guidelines, interaction with customers in person, in writing or by telephone in a variety of situations that require solicitation of information to identify concerns and offer solutions. Experience must include the following: Resolving taxpayer problems involving multiple tax periods, prior account activity, and conflicting information. Providing information at the request of taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, and third parties through telephone, written, and digital communication. Utilizing statutory provisions for computing taxes, penalties, and interest (including restricted interest), and multi-period adjustments. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s):

Time After Competitive Appointment

(TACA): 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"

Time in Grade

(TIG): For positions above the GS-05, appl