Tax Specialist

Tax Specialists with the IRS assume a number of key responsibilities. They provide technical tax guidance, tax related accounting consultation and other services related to pre-filing and filing processes; conduct surveys, studies and focus groups to determine the effectiveness of existing agency tax-specific products, services, and communications; and customize communication materials to assist and influence voluntary compliance. Duties also include serving as a liaison among IRS functions involving compliance outreach activities, education, and volunteer programs; and providing support to walk-in taxpayers during the filing season.

This position is ideal for college business majors who have taken a minimum number of accounting courses as well as for accounting majors. Successful candidates are those who bring six semester hours of accounting or who can pass an accounting proficiency test. As for compensation; all Tax Specialists have 5/7/9 career ladders, which means they can enter as a grade 5 and advance to a grade 9 without further competition, and later, compete for higher grades.

Sr. Tax Specialist

If your college studies included twelve semester hours of accounting courses, then the Senior Tax Specialist career may be the one. Based on your education and experience your entry grade can be from a grade 9 to as high as a grade 13.

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