Individual Taxpayer Advisory Specialist (Sr. Individual TAS) (12 Month Roster)

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov This job is open to Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the agency Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees Duties WHAT IS THE WAGE AND INVESTMENT 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 areas: WI - Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education (CARE) - Field Assistance - Area 3 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. - 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. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD96490 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Qualifications Federal 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: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 LEVEL: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience 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: 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 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 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: Full-time, Day Shift 25 vacancies will be filled in the following locations: 1 - Dallas, TX 1 - Abilene, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Lawton, OK; Wichita, Falls, TX 2 - Fort Smith, AR; Little Rock, AR 1 - Houston, TX 2 - Bismarck, ND; Fargo, ND; Minot, ND; Saint Cloud, MN 1 - Lincoln, NE; North Platte, NE; Omaha, NE; Saint Joseph, MO; Topeka, KS 1 - Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS 1 - Cedar Rapids, IA; Davenport, IA, Des Moines, IA; Rochester, MN; Rockford, IL; Waterloo, IA 2 - Bloomington, MN; Duluth, MN; Saint Paul, MN 1 - Chicago, IL 3 - Downers Grove, IL; Oakland Park, IL 2 - Appleton, WI; Green Bay, WI; Marquette, MI; Milwaukee, WI 2 - Chesterfield, MO; Fairview Heights, IL; Saint Louis, MO 1 - Florence, AL; Jackson, TN; Jonesboro, AR; Memphis, TN 3 - Knoxville, TN, Nashville, TN 1 - Bowling Green, KY; Cape Girardeau, MO; Evansville, IN; Hopkinsville, KY; Mount Vernon, IL; Owensboro, KY; Paducah, KY 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 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): 09/22 . This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 10 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s). Eligible applicants who apply by the initial cut-off date, will be referred in score order. If additional vacancies exist , remaining applicants will be considered in score order as needed. Selections from this announcement may be made no later than (NLT) 09/23/2024. <div