Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Responsibilities WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I) DIVISION? 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: Large Business and International, Director Withholding, Exchange and International Individual Compliance (WEIIC), DFO IIC, IIC Territory 5 The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Computes the correct tax amount for international tax returns and initiates taxpayer contact regarding a proposed tax adjustment. Analyzes and resolves tax processing problems. Adjusts taxpayer accounts, prepares, and issues manual refunds, performs multiple credit transfers, computes tax, penalty, and interest including Restricted Interest. Re-computes the Foreign Tax Credit after tax adjustments are made, as applicable. Reconstructs taxpayer status in order to mix many kinds/types and sources of information in determining tax liability and refund entitlements. Reviews international tax returns where income received by a taxpayer is claimed to be exempt under a provision of an income tax treaty, determines the applicability of the treaty, and explains the determination to the taxpayer. Determines status of taxpayer (US Citizen/Resident or Nonresident Alien) for purposes of determining the type of return they should file and applying the substantial presence determination of US residence under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 7701(b) and explains adjustments and reasons to taxpayers. Responds to inquires from taxpayers regarding soft letters issued on international issues. Tax matters include: mandatory e-file, possession filing requirements, 1042-S questions, passport SSN requirements, etc. Case builds international project tax returns, issues Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDR's) to taxpayer in support of special or routine projects and responds to taxpayer questions to clarify complex information requests. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD97689 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. May obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Qualifications 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. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-08 LEVEL: You must have 1 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 includes: experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the knowledges, skills and abilities required for successful job performance. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate a wide variety of interrelated conditions, and procedures required to assemble, review and maintain taxpayer international tax returns in which you will perform a variety of tasks associated with securing or closing tax returns, correcting actions and screening a variety of information, reports and taxpayer requests. Some of these tax matters include mandatory e-file, possession filing requirements, 1042-S questions, and passport SSN requirements. Your experience should also include accomplishment working with tax reporting schedules, such as: tax payment schedules, allowable deductions, profit, and loss statements and other methods for calculating tax liabilities; Knowledge of Audit Inventory Management System (AIMS), Examination Return Control System (ERCS), Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), campus processing procedures, master file transaction codes, procedures for effecting account corrections and adjustments. Some of these include credit transfers, entity changes, filing status changes, account merging, penalty re-computations, manual assessments and/or refunds, partial assessments, and cycling of transactions; Ability to work with available online systems, research materials, technology, and other tools to fulfill case building requirements. 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-08 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". 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 (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. Additional Information 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 through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Travel 1-5 days no more than 25%. Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. 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. Relocation expenses - None 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. These 18 vacancies can be filled in any of the following locations: Andover, MA Austin, TX Chamblee, GA Covington, KY Holtsville, NY Philadelphia, PA This announcement will establish an inventory of applicants. This inventory will be used to fill vacancies in the locations listed and additional vacancies as they become available for the next 12 months contingent upon funding and space requirements. Applicants must apply by the closing date of the announcement (11:59 pm ET), 04/28/2025 to be considered. 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): 7/26/2024, 10/28/2023, 01/28/2025, 04/28/2025. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12 month 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) 07/28/2025.