Tax Law Specialist (International Tax Law Specialist)
Company: Internal Revenue Service
Location: Denver
Posted on: October 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Duties
WHAT IS THE LBI - LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL 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 Withholding, Exchange
and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), DFO EOS, Exchange
of Information (EOI).
The following are the duties of this position at the full working
level.
Performs reviews of assigned Exchange of Information (EOI) cases,
defining and obtaining requested information, prepares EOI requests
for information for the EOI manager's review and signature.
Performs any required research, follow-ups and/or reports to be
sent to the IRS office or foreign government official office.
Maintains inventory controls, historical case files, and
administrative reports.
Maintains liaison contacts with personnel of foreign government
offices to obtain needed information not available through public
information sources, or to identify key persons with whom the EOI
Manager should meet to obtain necessary information.
Reviews responses received from IRS offices and foreign governments
on assigned EOI cases, and prepares appropriate letters and closing
documents for the EOI manager's review and signature.
As directed by the EOI manager, prepares drafts of summons for
records needed from banks, other financial institutions, and
corporations in the U.S.
Provides advice, counsel, assistance, and guidance to taxpayers and
employees, the incumbent makes legal determinations applying
applicable provisions of the tax law in LMSB Programs.
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 OR time of referral:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13:
You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
in the Federal service. YOUR RESUME MUST SUPPORT THE RESPONSES YOU
SELECT.
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. This knowledge is generally demonstrated
by assignments where the applicant analyzed a number of alternative
approaches in the process of advising management concerning major
aspects of Federal tax laws, regulations, and precedent decisions.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Conduct
legal research and analysis, and prepare briefs or similar
documents that interpret laws and regulations; Conduct work as an
accountant, a tax preparer, a financial manager, auditor, or
investigator that requires application of Federal tax accounting
principles and/or the Internal Revenue Code and related laws;
Manage an inventory of work with various deadlines and competing
priorities in addition to managing projects.
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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or for Foreign Education
Credentialing instructions.
Additional information
This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to
apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 10/22/2024. This
announcement will establish an inventory of applicants. Contingent
upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be
filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they come
available.
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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, you may not be considered for this
position (or may not receive the special consideration for which
you may be eligible).
How to Apply
This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may
or may not result in a referral or selection. Your application will
remain active through the open period of this Public Notice.
Applicants will be referred on a first in, first out basis. Those
applicants who are applying earlier in the process will stand a
much better chance of being referred for consideration in the
selection process.
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 10/22/2024 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
10/22/2024.
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: .
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help. The Treasury Recruitment Service regularly offers Writing
Your Federal Resume training sessions, and other career-related
information sessions, to assist you in your career search journey.
To register for a session, to go to our Career Information Sessions
webpage.
Agency contact information
IRS Austin External
Email
Address
LBI - Director Withholding Exchange/International Individual
Compliance
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
Next steps
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion;
to review reasonable accommodation policies and procedures please
visit . 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.
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Please read the following guidance.
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