Remote Tax Appeals Specialist I

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IPERS

Retirement Investors Club (RIC)

Flexible Working Environment – Work/“W

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Vacation Leave

Sick Leave

Paid Holidays (9 days/year)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

The Iowa Department of Revenue’s Enforcement Actions and Appeals Bureau seeks two Technical Tax Specialist 1s to work on individual income, business income, and sales tax appeals with a focus on enforcement actions support. This hybrid/remote role emphasizes analytic review, drafting determinations, and effective communication with taxpayers.

Ideal candidates will have strong accounting or auditing backgrounds, experience drafting regulatory determinations, and demonstrated decision-making

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with at least nine semester hours of accounting coursework.
• Three years of full-time work experience in professional accounting or auditing.
• Three years of full-time work experience in professional accounting or auditing; and a total of four years of education and/or full-time experience where thirty semester hours equal one year of experience.
• Master’s degree in accounting or business administration and one year of full-time work experience in accounting or auditing.
• CPA certificate and one year of full-time work experience in accounting or auditing.
• Graduation from an accredited law school.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of fulltime work as a Revenue Examiner 2, Statistical Research Analyst 2, or Management Analyst 2.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as a Revenue Auditor 2, Revenue Examiner 3, or Statistical Research Analyst 3.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Revenue Auditor 3.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing complex tax issues presented in tax appeals with an objective view and an open mind towards the resolution of disputes.
• Reviewing appeals to determine whether tax billings, refund denials, or other determinations are consistent with law, procedures, and policies.
• Researching tax transaction history, applicable laws and regulations, and working with taxpayers, tax practitioners, Department staff, and the Attorney General’s Office to resolve appeals.
• Drafting memoranda, information requests, and position letters.
• Communicating determinations to taxpayers effectively.
• Making settlement recommendations to supervisor and negotiating case resolution.
• Assisting the Attorney General’s Office with contested case proceedings, including serving as a Department witness.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Customer Service

Writing

Active Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Master’s degree in Accounting or MBA

CPA certificate

Graduation from a law school

Job description

The Iowa Department of Revenue’s Enforcement Actions and Appeals Bureau seeks two Technical Tax Specialist 1s to work on individual income, business income, and sales tax appeals with a focus on enforcement actions support. This hybrid/remote role emphasizes analytic review, drafting determinations, and effective communication with taxpayers.

Ideal candidates will have strong accounting or auditing backgrounds, experience drafting regulatory determinations, and demonstrated decision-making