Correspondence Examination Technician *12 Months Roster*

Company: The Department of the Treasury
Location: Covington
Posted on: January 12, 2020

Job Description:

Duties

Summary

WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS/SELF-EMPLOYED (SBSE) DIVISION? The Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) Division provides examinations and taxpayer education services for about 7 million small businesses and upwards of 33 million self-employed and supplemental income taxpayers.See Other Information for Locations.



Responsibilities

WHAT DOES AN EXAMINATION FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN DO? As an Examination Financial Technician you will examine income tax returns covering a wide variety of tax liability issues through correspondence and telephone contact with the taxpayer. The work covers a wide range of programs involving current and prior year tax rules, regulations, and procedures. Cases worked are primarily Individual Master File (IMF), however, due to the wide range of programs and issues involved you may also work Business Master File (BMF) issues as well.

As a Examination Financial Technician you will:

• Perform case analysis on pre-classified returns and unresolved responses; classify returns with high correspondence examination potential or complex issues.
• Examine programs and tax law changes; research using IDRS and AIMS generated material; inform recurring procedural problems and suggests new methods.
• Contact taxpayers to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance; protect confidentiality of taxpayer information within the confines of disclosure laws, rules, and regulations.
• Reconstruct transactions and identify prior processing errors to determine whether to assess or waive tax liability; compute gross income and make appropriate adjustments.
• Process cases that may involve restricted interest and multiple year adjustments; recognize indications of suspect tax return preparers, tax protesters and indications of fraud.
• Initiate handling notices to provide instructions for the full range of corrections to taxpayer accounts; provide telephone assistance to the public in answering technical questions on specific cases.
• Recognize correspondence that meets congressional or PRP criteria, and ensure expedited handling.
• Protect government's interest regarding imminent statute expiration cases.
  If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
  
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  Travel Required
  
  Occasional travel - 01-05 TRAVEL NIGHTS PER MONTH
  
  Supervisory status
  
  No
  
  Promotion Potential
  
  07
  
  Requirements
  
  Conditions of Employment
  
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  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
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    Qualifications
    
    You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
    GS-05 LEVEL: You must have one 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: knowledge of Internal Revenue Code policies, procedures and/or programs directly related to the position being filled
    
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    You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.
    
    For Grades 04 through 05: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
    
    GS-06 LEVEL: You must have one 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: knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, IRS policies, tax rules, regulations, and procedures. Ability to interpret and comprehend contents of case files, filing requirements and offsets used to claim credits and deductions; Working knowledge of AIMS, IDRS, business, fiduciary, and estate tax. Knowledge of Privacy Act, disclosure regulations, and Power of Attorney. Knowledge of other agency procedures related to tax processing (SSA, Federal Reserve Bank, Disbursing Office, State Employment Offices, and other private financial institutions). Skill in providing clear and concise replies to taxpayers and in exercising tact and diplomacy in telephone contacts.
    
    GS-07 LEVEL: You must have one 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: demonstrate knowledge of tax rules, regulations, and procedures as well as the penalty and interest rate computations. This includes cases involving restricted interest, minimum and alternative minimum tax, income averaging, and tax preference items. In-depth knowledge of a broad range of filing requirements and offsets. Working knowledge of AIMS, IDRS, service center processing procedures, master file transaction codes, procedures for effecting account corrections and adjustments. Knowledge of business, fiduciary, and estate tax. Thorough knowledge of procedures and criteria relating to statute protection and expiration including Restricted Waivers of Consent and controlling of the statute. Ability to provide clear and concise replies to taxpayers and diplomacy in telephone contacts.
    
    - 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.
    
    In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:
    You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).
    
    Education
    
    Additional information
    
    Seventy- five (75) positions may be filled in Small Business/ Self-Employed (SBSE) Examination Operations, Campus Examination/AUR located as follows:
    
    20 - Vacancies at 300 Madison Ave, Covington, KY (KY3005) Cincinnati Campus Exam (Monday-Friday 4:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.am.)
    
    20 - Vacancies at 1040 Waverly Avenue, Holtsville, NY (NY0376) Brookhaven Campus Exam (Monday-Friday 4:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.am.)
    
    20 - Vacancies at 105 23rd Street, Ogden, UT (UT1434) Ogden Campus Exam (Monday-Friday 4:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.am.)
    
    15 - Vacancies at 2970 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA (PA0809) Memphis/Philadelphia Campus Exam (Monday-Friday 4:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.am.)
    
    POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: GS 05- 94149, GS 06- 94150, GS 07- 91435
    
    A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at:
    
    CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
    
    • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
    • This is a bargaining unit position.
    • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
    • Must meet IRS telework eligibility requirements
    • Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday, Swing Shift may be adjusted to fit business needs
    • The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns
    • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
      
      How You Will Be Evaluated
      
      You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
      
      Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
      Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position.
      
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      Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
      
      Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will/will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
      
      
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      Background checks and security clearance
      
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      Drug test required
      
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      Required Documents
      
      A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
      
      All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. ( are optional). To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view
      
      IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP)You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
      
      PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/AWARDSSubmit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal.
      
      IRS employees: if a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
      
      EDUCATION DOCUMENTATIONIf you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. 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 .
      
      If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the
      
      If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
      
      Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
      
      Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.Overview
      
      Open & closing dates
      10/28/2019 to 08/31/2020
      
      Service
      Competitive
      
      Pay scale & grade
      GS 05 - 07
      
      Salary
      $33,949 to $62,889 per year
      
      Appointment type
      Permanent
      
      Work schedule
      Full-Time
      
      
      
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