Job Family: 13-0000 Business and Finance

Occupational Group: 13-2080 Finance

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: BUSINESS AND FINANCE

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: FINANCE

OCCUPATION: TAX EXAMINER, COLLECTOR & REVENUE AGENT

13-2081

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 004

Level 2 – Pay Band 006

Level 3 – Pay Band 008

DESCRIPTION

This is work determining tax liability or collecting taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Examines and analyzes tax assets and liabilities to determine resolution of delinquent tax problems.

Investigates legal instruments, other documents, financial transactions, operation methods, and industry practices to assess inclusiveness of accounting records and tax returns.

Conducts independent field audits and investigations of federal income tax returns to verify or amend tax liabilities.

Examines selected tax returns to determine nature and extent of audits to be performed.

Selects appropriate remedy, such as partial-payment agreement, offer of compromise, or seizure and sale of property.

Analyzes accounting books and records to determine appropriateness of accounting methods employed and compliance with statutory provisions.

Secures taxpayer's agreement to discharge tax assessment or submits contested determination to other administrative or judicial conferees for appeals hearings.

Directs service of legal documents, such as subpoenas, warrants, notices of assessment and garnishments.

Confers with taxpayer or representative to explain issues involved and applicability of pertinent tax laws and regulations.

Participates in informal appeals hearings on contested cases from other agents.

Serves as member of regional appeals board to reexamine unresolved issues in terms of relevant laws and regulations.

Recommends criminal prosecutions and civil penalties.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information / Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Evaluating Information Against Standards / Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Communicating With Persons Outside of the Organization / Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge / Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events / Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. / Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
Processing Information / Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
Judging Qualities of Things, Service, and/or People / Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Mathematics / Using mathematics to solve problems
Problem Identification / Identifying the nature of problems
Information Gathering / Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Critical Thinking / Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Information Organization / Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
Judgment and Decision Making / Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
Active Listening / Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Speaking / Talking to others to effectively convey information
Solution Appraisal / Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
Coordination / Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources / Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
Economics and Accounting / Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Mathematics / Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
Law, Government and Jurisprudence / Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
English Language / Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 03/17/2003

History: 09/09/2002

07/01/2002

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