Tax Law Specialist - 12 Month Register
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: New Haven
Posted on: October 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL
(LB&I)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Large Business and International Director Enterprise Activities
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.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
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-timework 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-14: To be eligible for this position at
this grade level you must have one (1) year of specialized
experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent
to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Legal, tax accounting, or other experience that required expert
knowledge of the Federal tax laws, regulations, court rulings, or
other legal authority related to the position to be filled
(including corporate issues, tax credits, or penalties); Experience
in preparing, reviewing, or applying rulings, advisory letters,
memoranda, etc., related to Federal taxation of corporate entities;
Experience performing research on complex tax law issues and
business practices for their impact on tax compliance.
In addition, must have experience analyzing legal issues, legal
precedents, and legislative and regulatory processes impacting
Federal tax laws in at least one of these areas: Energy and
Investment Tax Credits, Method of Accounting and Timing Issues,
Penalties, Inventory and Section 263A, Compensation and Benefits,
Corporate Income and Losses issues, Corporate Distributions and
Adjustments, Capitalization vs. Expenditures and Cost Recovery, or
General Business Credits; Experience applying the tax laws and
principles to effectively ensure fair compliance with the law;
Experience reviewing taxpayers' legal and economic structure, and
business practices; Experience formulating positions and preparing
written supporting recommendations to management on matters
relating to the theories, concepts, principles, and application of
Federal tax laws (including corporate issues, tax credits, or
penalties); Experience providing specialized technical advice
concerning tax planning strategies and emerging issues (including
corporate issues, tax credits, or penalties); Experience
communicating orally and in writing with stakeholders in
accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business-related
professions and /or IRS representatives regarding a variety of
complex tax issues.
For more information on qualifications please refer to .
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. An
official transcript will be required if you are selected.
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
Please consider each location carefully when applying. If you are
selected for a position at one of your location selections, that
location will become your official post of duty.
If the position(s) are no longer needed prior to the closing date,
this announcement may be closed early.
This is an open continuous announcement which will be used to fill
vacancies in the locations listed as they become available for the
next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements.
Applicants must apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm
ET at the close of the following cutoff dates to be considered:
Cutoff date(s): 02/26/2024, 06/17/2024, 09/16/2024, and 12/16/2024.
This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off
dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 5 days
prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants in the
highest category who apply by the initial cut-off date will be
considered first. If additional vacancies exist, applicants who
applied after the initial cutoff date who place in the highest
category will be considered next. Selections from this announcement
may be made no later than (NLT) 03/17/2025.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a
comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your
family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to
make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold
and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific
benefits offered.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your
application. All application materials, including transcripts, must
be in English.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as
specified in this announcement, your application will be determined
incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or
may not receive the special consideration for which you may be
eligible).
How to Apply
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 12/16/2024 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 12/16/2024.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the
following link:
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at
any time during the announcement open period, return to your
USAJOBS account (). There you will find a record of your
application, the application status, and an option to Update
Application. This option will no longer be available once the
announcement has closed.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the
announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: . All of
your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application
record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application
Information page that provides information regarding the
documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent
related to this application. The Application Status will appear
along with the date your application was last updated. For
information on what each Application Status means, visit: .
Agency contact information
IRS Austin External
Email
Address
LBI - Director Enterprise Activities
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Next steps
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion;
please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at
. We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact us if you require
this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received
you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for
checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy
notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of
your application for this position at any time by logging onto the
USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For
a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on
"more information." Please notify us if your contact information
changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email
mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important
communication that could affect your consideration for this
position.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.
Please read the following guidance.
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