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The Senior Counsel serves as a legal expert on matters under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting) (ITA), acting as consultant to the Branch Chief, the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, or the Associate Chief Counsel.
ITA provides legal advice and litigation support services on tax matters involving recognition and timing of income and deductions of individuals and corporations, sales and exchanges, capital gains and losses, accounting methods and periods, installment sales, long-term contracts, inventories and alternative minimum tax to the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of Chief Counsel, the Department of the Treasury, and to other government agencies and the public.
As such, the Senior Counsel must perform a variety of duties that may involve case or project work in which the Senior Counsel is responsible for personally carrying out. This includes complex research, advisory, analysis, and review functions to handle and resolve specific cases or complicated issues.
These cases and issues can require decision-making and review/signatory responsibility for final products or outcomes as delegated by the manager; and for program responsibilities in which the Senior Counsel is responsible for assisting in efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of legal practices and services provided by ITA.
As a General Attorney (Tax)-Senior Counsel - Income Tax and Accounting, you will: Serve as Senior Counsel with responsibility for personally handling, and performing technical review of, some of the office's most complex, important, or novel case/project assignments, particularly those with broad, or potentially controversial ramifications.
Provide expert advice and litigation support services on the most complicated tax matters involving recognition and timing of income and deductions of individuals and corporations, sales and exchanges, capital gains and losses, accounting methods and periods, installment sales, long-term contracts, inventories and alternative minimum tax to the Internal Revenue Service, the Office of Chief Counsel, the Department of the Treasury, and to other government agencies and the public.
Serve as team leader on large-scale ITA guidance and publication projects that may include representatives from other Counsel Divisions or IRS offices. Direct and coordinate work of other team members, and oversee all related administrative and logistical matters.
In connection with the review of complex private letter rulings, change in accounting methods, accounting periods, technical advice memorandums, closing agreements, published guidance (revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, announcements and regulations), pleadings, defense letters, and Chief Counsel Advice memoranda, develop procedural guidelines to assist ITA attorneys in the development of office products and issuances.
Research complex issues and trends affecting ITA legal services and determine likely legal ramifications on ITA programs. Ensure that the legal or administrative consequences of potential actions to handle these issues are fully considered, and write decision papers to determine Counsel's position on these matters. Decision papers can serve as future guidelines in the handling of these legal issues.
Serve as a primary reviewer on proposed legislation with potential impact on ITA programs, and prepare final comments/recommendations on behalf of the office. Identify the need for and develop and draft new procedures and regulations to implement new or amended legislation to ensure that policies are consistent with the intent of the law and are administratively sound and economical in operation and to enable ITA to effectively meet its mission.
This is not an all-inclusive list.
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. 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 Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
sherry.d.laster@irscounsel.treas.gov · 469-801-1040
This position is with Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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