Revenue Agent 1

State of West Virginia; Beckley (WV); On-site; USD 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

The State of West Virginia seeks a delinquent tax collection specialist to pursue collection of taxes owed, primarily Personal Income Taxes, by contacting taxpayers by phone, mail or in person. This role operates in an office setting and supports voluntary compliance with state tax laws.

Responsibilities include reviewing returns, issuing bank levies, wage garnishments and tax liens, and negotiating payment plans up to 12 months.

Qualifications

• Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with six semester hours in accounting.
• Substitution: Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, preparation of tax returns, or related work may substitute for training at the rate of two years of experience for one year of college; tenure with the Department may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Special Requirement: Availability of a car and possession of a valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

• Pursues collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State by communicating with taxpayers or their representatives in person, by phone, and by mail.
• Main collection emphasis is on Personal Income Taxes.
• Reviews tax returns and supporting documentation; issues bank levies, wage garnishments, and tax liens.
• Negotiates payment plans up to 12 months; recommends longer plans or legal actions to upper management.

Education

Bachelor’s degree with at least six semester hours in accounting

Job description

Nature of Work

Under general supervision and at the full performance level, pursues the collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State of West Virginia by communicating with taxpayers and/or their representatives in person, by phone, and by mail. Main collection emphasis is in the collections of Personal Income Taxes. This position works in an office setting. Promotes voluntary compliance with state tax laws and educates the taxpayers on the WV State Code. Investigates situations of potential non-compliance, and complaints made to the agency about delinquent taxpayers. Reviews tax returns and their supporting documentation, including financial information. Issues bank levies and wage garnishments, and tax liens. Determines delinquent taxpayer liabilities and determines the appropriate course of action to resolve cases of delinquency. Negotiates with taxpayers payment plans that do not exceed 12 months in length. If the appropriate course of action to resolve a delinquency involves any of the following, recommends such action to upper management: long-term payment plans exceeding 12 months; the pursuit of a criminal investigation; lien releases; business license revocation; offers in compromise; waivers of additions. Performs related work as required. A valid driver's license is required. Employment requires a fingerprint-based criminal-background check to be provided at the West Virginia Tax Division's expense. Failing to initiate the process or cooperate with this process, providing false or incomplete information, or discovery of disqualifying information will result in denial of, or dismissal from, employment or denial of transfer irrespective of when discovered. The chosen applicant will also be subject to a tax compliance check.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university which must have included six semester hours in accounting.

Substitution: Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, preparation of tax returns, or related work outside the Department may be substituted at the rate of two years of experience for one year of college; or tenure with the Department of Tax & Revenue in a related field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required training. If the experience being substituted is in the area of bookkeeping, accounting or credit collections, the six hour accounting requirement may be waived.

Special Requirement: Availability of a car and possession of a valid driver's license are required.

Other Information

The expected salary range for this position is $36,978.65 to $49,407.10.

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