IRS Revenue Agent (Examiner)

Cincinnati Financial; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Internal Revenue Service is recruiting Revenue Agent (Examiner) staff nationwide with positions in Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; Independence, OH; Toledo, OH. Candidates with a CPA or accounting degree are eligible for entry to mid-level roles across GS-5 to GS-12 grades.

Responsibilities include performing audits of various taxpayers, preparing tax calculations for court cases, and conducting independent examinations of complex returns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or CPA certificate (or equivalent) with sufficient accounting coursework.
• Specialized experience in accounting or auditing for higher grades (GS-7 and above) required.
• No federal experience required for GS-5 level; specialized experience needed for higher levels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare audit statements with schedules and exhibits reflecting adjustments and tax liabilities.
• Prepare computations in Tax Court cases with adjustments.
• Conduct independent examinations of income tax returns for varied taxpayers.
• Examine complex taxpayers and activities designed to hide income using investigative skills.
• Review exempt organizations’ financial data and determine exempt status where applicable.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Auditing

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

CPA or Bachelor's in accounting

Job description

Full Job Description

Use your bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or your Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to qualify for an entry to mid‑level Internal Revenue Agent (Examiner) employment opportunity. Nationwide opportunities exist.

• No Tax or prior Federal experience required.
• Recent college degree.
• Launch your government career!
• $39,576 - $140,713 per year / GS 5-12 grade levels

Hybrid Remote and Telework Eligible: 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.

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• Available Duty Locations: Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; Independence, OH; Toledo, OH.
• Vacancies: 1,800

As a Revenue Agent (Examiner), you will independently examine and investigate complex income tax returns filed by individuals or organizations. Revenue Agents (Examiners) are known for their ability to accomplish comprehensive analytical examinations of tax returns to determine tax liability and violations of Federal tax statutes and to make fair and impartial recommendations for criminal prosecution and civil penalties. You’ll use your skills and knowledge to perform professional accounting work, as well as provide accounting and financial management advice and assistance to higher levels of management. You’ll examine accounting and financial information systems that reflect a variety of complex financial operations.

As an IRS employee, you’ll enjoy all the rights and benefits of federal employment. At the same time, you’ll have that sense of public service, knowing that your accounting and auditing responsibilities contribute to everything from funding domestic programs to the defense of our nation. A career at the IRS provides you with professional development and advancement opportunities so your career can grow with your aspirations.

Duties

The following duties describe what a Revenue Agent (Examiner) does at the full working level. The complexity of your assigned cases and the amount of supervision and guidance you will receive is based upon the grade level you are hired at and advance through to reach the full performance level of GS‑12.

• Prepares audit statements with appropriate schedules and exhibits to reflect finally determined adjustments, tax liabilities, and additions on cases encompassing all types of taxpayers (e.g., individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates) engaged in all phases of economic activity where income may be derived from many sources and where several operating sub‑divisions may exist. Cases involve income, profits, estate, gift, excise, and employment taxes.
• Prepares computations in Tax Court cases giving effect to the Court's opinion and any stipulated adjustments.
• Conducts independent examinations and related investigations of income tax returns that cover a diversified spectrum of individual and business taxpayers.
• Conducts examinations of complex individual and business taxpayers involved in 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.
• Conducts independent examinations, reviews, and related financial investigations of complex cases encompassing all types of financial institutions and non‑financial trades or businesses.
• Independently conducts examination of large exempt organizations and related business entities and makes determinations on initial and continuing exempt status of these organizations. Provides technical advice and assistance on exemptions to organization representatives and other service employees.
• Reviews exempt organizations’ financial and other operating data as well as related records of business operations intended to further exempt purposes and income sources unrelated to exempt activity.
• Ensures that qualified retirement plans comply with qualification, reporting/disclosure, and excise and income tax matters.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required to qualify for the grade levels identified below. You will qualify for one of the following opportunities based on your specialized experience and/or education.

You must meet the following minimum basic educational requirement for all grade levels:

• A Certificate as a CPA or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that includes at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional six (6) semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting or financial systems, financial management, or finance.
• OR A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to four (4) years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects.

Specialized experience for the GS‑5 grade level: For the GS‑5 grade level, education alone, as described above, is the minimum requirement to qualify.

Specialized experience for the GS‑7, 9, 11, and 12 grade levels: You must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

• You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty that includes experience in or related to accounting or auditing that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience must have been acquired in a federal or business environment and must be sufficient to demonstrate the 1) knowledge of and skill in applying the principles, concepts, and methodology of professional accounting and related fields and 2) skill in communicating and dealing effectively with others. Qualifying experience may have been in accounting, auditing, tax, financial, legal, or other work.