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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
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WHAT IS THE APPEALSDIVISION?
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:
Forty-Eight (48) positions to be filled in the Independent Office of Appeals, Examination Appeals.
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. - Reviews incoming cases for statutes, development of the issues, completeness of supporting documents, transcripts, work papers and correctness of the government's position. Obtains the necessary documents and information from internal and external sources to resolve issues and close docketed and non-docketed cases. Conducts extensive and thorough legal research to determine and apply the law to the numerous, varied, and at times conflicting facts presented.
- Contacts taxpayers, representatives and others to gather and analyze information, explain the government's position, pertinent statutes, judicial decisions and precedents, present and explain proposed resolution and expeditiously secure the taxpayer's consent.
- Conducts Appeals conferences and negotiations in a dignified and orderly manner with displayed impartiality. Resolves issues on the basis of facts developed, applicable law and regulations. Advises taxpayers and their representatives of the correct treatment of taxable income and their reporting requirements for prospective application.
- Explains payment options to the taxpayers to resolve tax liabilities. Determines balances due on account and arranges for payment of taxes including installment agreements.
- Prepares audit statements, exhibits, schedules, basic stipulation and decision documents for the court and other appropriate documents to reflect issue disposition and effect case closure.
- Keeps current with significant changes in the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, the IRM, court decisions, and other tax publications which relate to assigned areas of responsibilities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD95758
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
- 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.
- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- 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: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm; Day Shift
- Telework: Eligible
- Occasional Travel may be required, 1 to 5 nights per month.
- Relocation expenses - No
- If the position(s) 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): 1/5/2024, *3/15/2024, 4/5/2024, 7/5/2024, 10/7/2024.This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12month 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) 1/5/2025.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11
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 for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates knowledge of basic accounting principles; experience assisting taxpayers with various taxes and rates (e.g. individuals, self-employment), to compute tax; Experience researching tax related information from a variety of sources such as Internal Revenue Manual, Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings and court decisions to resolve tax disputes. Experience with policy, tax law, case law and/or precedents in the review of supporting documents/information (e.g., commercial databases, books and records, court and revenue rulings) to ensure adherence and resolve issues; Experience that demonstrates knowledge of various tax related issues contained within the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., late filing/payment penalties, estimated tax, negligence, accuracy-related); Experience with current and past Internal Revenue Code and related laws, tax laws, court decisions, regulations, and congressional committee reports in order to negotiate with taxpayers/clients and/or their representatives to resolve disputes.
OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR LL.M if related.
OR 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".
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.
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
* AMENDED* Updated cut-off date.
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.
Vacancies will be filled as follows:
4 vacancies
Austin, TX (TX0227) 300 E. Eighth Street (JJ PICKLE FEDERAL BLDG)
Ogden, UT (UT0035) 324 25th Street (CAMPUS) (JAMES V. HANSEN FEDERAL BUILDING)
San Antonio, TX (TX2982) 8122 Datapoint Drive (ASHFORD OAK)
Farmers Branch, TX (TX0302) 4050 Alpha Rd (FARMERS BRANCH)
Houston, TX (TX0297) 8701 S Gessner (ALLIANCE TOWER)
New Orleans, LA (LA0034) 600 S. Maestri Place (HEBERT FB)
3 vacancies
Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)
Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.)
3 vacancies
Philadelphia, PA (PA0277) 600 Arch Street (CAMPUS) (PHL - GREEN FOB)
16 vacancies
Ogden, UT (UT0035) 324 25th Street (CAMPUS) (JAMES V. HANSEN FEDERAL BUILDING)
2 vacancies
Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)
Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.) Portsmouth, NH (NH6185) 75 Portsmouth Blvd (PORTSMOUTH)
4 vacancies
Philadelphia, PA (PA0277) 600 Arch Street (CAMPUS) (PHL - GREEN FOB)
1 vacancy
Memphis, TN (TN0005) 5333 Getwell Road (CAMPUS) (ECC - MEMPHIS)
2 vacancies
Fresno, CA (CA7803) 700 P Street (CAMPUS) (SANTA FE)
San Jose, CA (CA6116) 55 South Market Street (SAN JOSE HQ)
Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST)
Sacramento, CA (CA6139) 4330 Watt Avenue (NORTH POINTE CORPORATE CENTER)
4 vacancies
Holtsville, NY (NY7184) 5000 Corporate Drive (CAMPUS) (5000 CORP. DR.)
Buffalo, NY (NY7340) 130 Elmwood Avenue (NIAGARA CENTER)
Syracuse, NY (NY7357) 300 South State St
1 vacancy
Portland, OR (OR0043) 1220 SW 3rd Avenue (E. GREEN W.WYATT FB)
Seattle, WA (WA0101) 915 Second Avenue (JACKSON FB - SEATTLE)
1 vacancy
Sacramento, CA (CA6139) 4330 Watt Avenue (NORTH POINTE CORPORATE CENTER),
Honolulu, HI (HI0011) 300 Ala Moana Blvd (PRINCE HUHIO FB)
San Jose, CA (CA6116) 55 South Market Street (SAN JOSE HQ)
1 vacancy
Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST),
Long Beach, CA (CA0273) 501 W Ocean Blvd. (LONG BEACH FB)
1 vacancy
Las Vegas, NV (NV7516) 110 City Parkway (LAS VEGAS - CITY PARKWAY)
San Bernardino, CA (CA8050) 290 North D Street (SAN BERNARDINO)
1 vacancy
Los Angeles, CA (CA0150) 300 North Los Angeles St (FEDERAL BUILDING 300 N LA ST)
1 vacancy
Laguna Niguel, CA (CA0521) 24000 Avila Road (LAGUNA NIGUEL)
San Diego, CA (CA6109) 701 B Street (701 B STREET)
1 vacancy
Phoenix, AZ (AZ7748) 4041 N Central Ave (PHOENIX HQTR OFFICE)
Salt Lake City, UT (UT1522)178 South Rio Grande Street (FIVE GATEWAY)
Tucson, AZ (AZ0058) 300 W Congress
4 vacancies
Fresno, CA (CA7803) 700 P Street (CAMPUS) (SANTA FE)
1 vacancy
San Francisco, CA (CA8207) 100 First Street (100 FIRST STREET)
Boise, ID (ID0025) 550 West Fort St 83724
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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.
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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As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
- Resume - Your resume MUST contain dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or present). To ensure you receive full credit for relevant experience, include the hours worked per week. We recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. If including Federal service experience, you MUST provide the pay plan, series, and grade, i.e., GS-0301-09. If the pay plan, series, and grade are not provided, it may result in an ineligible determination.
Your resume must NOT include photographs, classified or government sensitive information, social security number (SSN), encrypted/digitally signed documents, or other inappropriate material or content. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application will be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. ( Cover letters are optional.) Please view Resume Tips.
It is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc. - Online Application - Questionnaire responses
- Education - See Education Section above
- Performance Appraisal/Awards - Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal. 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.
- Registration/License (if applicable) - active, current registration/license
- IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP)(if applicable) - 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.
- Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)(if applicable) - You MUST submit the required documentation as outlined at: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP). If you are an IRS CTAP eligible, you can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area. If you are a Treasury CTAP eligible can apply for jobs within the commuting area.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, your application will be determined incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). - How to Apply
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 10/07/2024 and/or cut-off dates 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 10/07/2024.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12246541 - To begin the application process, click the "Apply Online" button.
- You will be re-directed to USASTAFFING to complete your application process; answer the online questions and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, import documents from USAJOBS to the appropriate document types. If the document you need was not imported from USAJOBS, you may upload it directly into this application. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN).
- To complete, you must click the "Submit Application" button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/07/2024.
To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ). 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: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/ .
Agency contact information
(ERC) Employee Resource Center
Phone
866-743-5748
Website
https://irsgov.sharepoint.com/sites/EmployeeResources/SitePages/ERC-Help-Desk.aspx
Address
Appeals - Examination Appeals
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
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Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html . We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please 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.
As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC. - Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. - Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Criminal history inquiries
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
- Social security number request
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