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Internal Revenue Service • United States, United States • 1w ago

Summary WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS/SELF EMPLOYED (SB/SE) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): SBSE CAMP COLL REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS Responsibilities 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. Completes contacts, i.e., conducts personal or telephone interviews with a wide range of individuals who have varying degrees of understanding, or with third party representatives, e.g., CPAs, practitioners, attorneys, who possess a professional understanding. Provides full explanations to specific inquiries initiated by the individual, generated by notices, or internally generated assignments. Determines the taxpayer's ability to pay delinquent account and takes the actions required to close the account. These actions may include initiating levies, filing Notices of Federal Tax Lien, convincing the taxpayer to convert assets into cash, requesting adjustments, and initiating installment agreements, transferring accounts to field revenue officers or placement in currently not collectible status, demanding immediate full payment of delinquent returns and to encourage voluntary compliance with tax laws. Receives incoming and makes outgoing contacts with taxpayers and/or their representatives responding to IRS contacts regarding delinquent situations. Analyzes all available information and takes corrective actions, such as, requests credit transfers, recomputes tax, penalty and interest (including restricted interest). Explains actions taken, and when a balance due remains, determines taxpayer's ability to pay delinquent accounts by analyzing collection information statements. Elicits sensitive, personal and financial information from individuals who may attempt to withhold additional sources of income, overpayments, to ensure compliance with reporting and disclosure requirements. Makes determinations and uses sound judgment concerning taxpayers' data and responds appropriately to degree to which the individual understood their responsibilities and whether errors in their records reflected honest mistakes or fraudulent intent. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD94952 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION Qualifications Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. 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/day/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-8 Level: You must have one 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 must include: Reviewing tax records, reports, documents or similar records for discrepancies and making necessary changes/corrections. Researching and adjusting customer accounts. Collecting taxpayer debt. Providing explanations in response to specific inquiries. Reviewing particular circumstances of individuals and applying regulatory requirements that will best meet their needs. Interpreting complex laws, regulations and written guidelines. Communicating orally with people from different social backgrounds in order to resolve problems and provide advice/guidance. Writing correspondence in response to inquiries for technical information and performing administrative and clerical processes using a computer. AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): 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". TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Education 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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE). Additional Information Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies. A total of 200 vacancies will be filled from this announcement and the corresponding GS-0962-05/06/07 announcement. Selections may be made from either announcement until all positions have been filled. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available. Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. Shifts available are: -Covington, KY (KY3005) - Day Shift 8:00am-4:30pm -Fresno, CA (CA7456) - Mid Shift 10:00am-6:30pm -Holtsville, NY (NY0376) - Day Shift 8:00am-4:30pm & Mid Shift 10:00am-6:30pm -Cheektowaga, NY (NY6466) - Day Shift 8:00am-4:30pm & Mid Shift 10:00am-6:30pm -Jacksonville, FL (FL2542) - Day Shift 9:00am-5:30pm & Mid Shift 12:00am-8:30pm -Franklin, TN (TN2709) - Day Shift 8:00am-4:30pm & 9:00am-5:30pm

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