U.S. Department of the Treasury hiring Internal Revenue Agent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

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WHAT IS THE Large Business and International DIVISION?

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 AreasLarge Business and International. Director Cross Border Activities. Practice Network-Foreign Derived Intangible Income.

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Serves as a technical expert in examinations of significant tax compliance issues and provides expert advice that

may impact tax compliance strategy and the examination program as a whole.

• Drafts or reviews work projects involving emerging issues and areas of non-compliance.
• Serves as an issue expert in the examination of LB&I returns. Exercises significant authority and responsibility in

planning, directing, and coordinating the examination of certain significant complex issues.

• Serves as a lead for other revenue agents and specialists assigned to an examination and counsel attorneys. Leads

the team in conferences with appeals, including issue resolution meetings such as fast track. May be assigned to

multiple examinations simultaneously.

• Functions as a resource in certain technical areas of expertise. Collaborates and coordinates with other experts,

revenue agents, counsel attorneys, appeals officers, and/or specialists throughout IRS to leverage and expand

expertise and ensure consistent application and interpretation of tax laws within those areas.

• Provides feedback, technical expertise, and recommendations to IRS management and IRS Counsel on issues within their defined area of specialized expertise. May be assigned projects involving the development and delivery of new auditing techniques, work practices and training programs for examiners, counsel attorneys,

and/or specialists associated with their areas of expertise. May serve as a resource person to appeals in certain non-case specific technical areas of expertise, including delivery or training.

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RequirementsConditions of Employment

Standard Position Descriptions (spd)PD98316

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• Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.

QualificationsFederal 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:

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES: A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional 6 semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting or financial systems, financial management, or finance.

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A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above.

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Currently or previously held an Internal Revenue Agent GS-0512 position for at least one year.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GRADE 14: In addition to the basic requirements, 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: In addition to the basic requirements, 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: Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Qualifying experience is experience that demonstrated accomplishment of legal, tax accounting, or other project assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes technical experience applying the business taxation laws and regulations relating to Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) issues. Specialized experience includes applying all parts and aspects of business Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) principles, policies and legal decisions to analyze multi-step transactions and other transactions involving, among others, Section 250, expense allocation rules (IRC 861), and comprehending the interaction between Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) issues and other international tax laws, and explaining Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) and other complex business international tax concepts in an understandable manner to others, both verbally and in writing to coordinate and provide technical assistance to field, industries, headquarter functions, and team members; and collaborating with a diverse group of customers, peers, and others.

Additional experience includes, experience with large, complex business returns in international tax areas (i.e., international business provisions of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, Foreign Tax Credit, Subpart F Income, DISC, Earnings & Profits, Expense Allocation and Apportionment, Sourcing of Income, Outbound transfers of Intangible Property, Transfer Pricing, controlled foreign corporations, disregarded entities and check-the-box elections, US Trade or Business, Effectively Connected Income, Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement (APMA), including Treaties, Advance Pricing Agreement (APA), and Competent Authority procedures).

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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.

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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.

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 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.

Additional information

• 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 Salaries & Wages.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• If this position is covered by a formal development plan, pay retention will be offered where applicable based on law and regulation.

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.

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