WHAT IS THE TAX EXEMPT & GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 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): TEGE - Employee Plans - Employee Plans, Examinations | Pacific Coast, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast Area
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. Analyzes amendments to existing plans to determine if their qualification or exempt status is adversely affected.
Reviews plan documents and/or adoption agreements to determine whether the plan document is a pre-approved plan with an IRS opinion letter and whether it has been timely adopted for the most recent law requirements.
If not accurately updated for a law cycle, determination is made for the last set of laws that were timely updated and then pursues correction action in accordance with required statutory or regulatory provisions such as Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Procedures, to update the plan with a new plan document and/or adoption agreements and to retroactively qualify the plan Reviews "Application for Determination Upon Termination", Form 5310 with supporting documentation, allowing for a determination that the plan satisfied all statutory and regulations on the termination date.
Examines a plan's curtailment or termination to determine non-discrimination compliance and the existence of valid business reasons for termination existed for such action Examines employer's tax return to substantiate that contributions to an employee's qualified plan or IRA based arrangement are within the IRC statutory limitations and are within the IRC required funding dates.
Determines if the plan sponsor's behaviors resulted in the engagement of a fraudulent activity STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD23460, PD23459, PD23458, PD23457, and PD23456 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
CONTINUED FROM QUALIFICATIONS SECTION: Specialized Experience GS-12: In addition to the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience must have been in progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required 1) Experience applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities; 2) skill in interpreting and applying Federal tax law for individuals, business, and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; 3) applying business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; 4) analyzing corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; and 5) interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business-related professions.
Examples of qualifying experience may include preparing written reports and analyses and articulating and communicating results orally and in writing.
Leading risk assessments, evaluations, and reviews to strengthen accounting controls; lead and conduct internal/external audits; overseeing tax management; Interpretating and applying Federal tax law (e.g., conservation easement, Micro-captive insurance, Employee retention credit, Research and Development credits, Taxation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets, Pass-through entities (BBA), Transfer pricing operations) in the examination of tax returns for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations.
Leading the implementation and oversight of company tax return, revenue, and expense reporting. Experience conducting examinations of special audit features complex individual and business taxpayers involved in or activities or transactions designated or structured to hide or conceal income such as offshore activities, multiple related entities and other means using a wide range of financial and other investigative skills.
Experience using internal controls and leading team audits. Leading the implementation and oversight of company tax return, revenue, and expense reporting. 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. 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).
As a current IRS 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.
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This position is with Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
The posted pay range is $61722 – $137128/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
There are 7 openings for this position.
This is a Day shift - Monday - Friday: 8:00AM to 4:30PM position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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