Paralegal Specialist (Transfer Tax Technician) 6 Month Roster (Amended)
Covington, KY
| Employer: | Internal Revenue Service - IRS |
| Category: | Legal |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
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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 Announcement closing date has been extended to 31 December 2024. Learn more about this agency This job is open to
Clarification from the agency Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees Videos Duties WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYED (SBSE) 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: SBSE - Campus Exam/AUR Ops The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. In a developmental capacity, the incumbent will provide compliance assistance to Estate Tax managers and attorneys. Incumbent also will learn to provide customer assistance to state representatives, heirs of the estates, donors, attorneys, accountants, and representatives from state taxing authorities. Under the direction of Team Leaders or Estate Tax Attorneys, analyzes eligibility for qualification of estates for installment payments as provided by the Internal Revenue Code Sec. 6166; communicates with estate representatives for additional factual information; works with other service center and field office employees on specific estates which have been set up for installment payments. Responds to basic technical requests and/or taxpayer inquires. Reviews and analyzes returns for examination potential, referencing examination compliance criteria standards which vary from state to state. Responds to taxpayer inquiries regarding general technical issues, which may require research. Determines the need for additional information (wills, IRS records, etc.) and forwards it to Estate Tax Attorneys as appropriate. Provides guidance and assistance on reconstruction of missing information from taxpayer records. Under the general supervision of the Estate Team Leaders and/or Estate Tax Attorney, performs research, analysis and necessary computations to recommend adjustments to estate returns and gift returns. The incumbent re-computes taxes, penalties and interest, prepares clear and concise work papers and reports, and explains actions taken to estate representatives. Performs other duties as assigned. This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD93566, PD93565, and PD95499 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: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-07 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience carrying out project assignments consisting of several related tasks. The assignments must have shown experience in noting and correcting case file deficiencies, answering requests inquiries on a wide variety of tax issues, doing tax calculations and research on a wide variety of issues. OR EDUCATION; One (1) year of graduate level education at an accredited college or university in a related field of study. OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 09: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with paralegal assistance principles, concepts, policies and practices in carrying out project assignments consisting of several related tasks. Experience with noting and correcting case file deficiencies, developing statistical information, and answering technical requests inquiries on a variety of legal issues; Experience with performing comprehensive legal research on a variety of issues. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field pertinent to legal analysis work such as law or paralegal. OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study pertinent to legal analysis work such as law or paralegal. OR 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 11: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with paralegal principles, concepts, policies and practices; Experience researching codes, regulations and precedent cases to establish proper interpretation and application; Experience analyzing information in exhibits and applying technical tests to determine if statutory requirements are met; Experience applying various aspects of federal and state law, estate and gift tax areas; Experience utilizing various legal research resources including state law, manuals, policies and procedures, and computerized reference sources and/or publications. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study pertinent to legal analysis work such as law or paralegal. OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study pertinent to legal analysis work such as law or paralegal. OR 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. 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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. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/ . 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 not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) , you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.
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