Revenue Agent 1

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

Job summary

State of West Virginia seeks a tax collection professional to pursue delinquent personal income taxes and educate taxpayers on WV tax codes. The role involves office-based work, contacting taxpayers, reviewing returns, and enforcing liens or garnishments as required.

Candidates will negotiate 12-month payment plans, assess non-compliance, and coordinate with management on long-term actions. A valid driver’s license is required, and fingerprint checks are performed.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with six semester hours in accounting.
• Experience substitutions: two years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, tax prep, or related work may substitute for one year of college; tenure with the Dept may substitute year-for-year.

Responsibilities

• Pursues collection of delinquent taxes by contacting taxpayers in person, by phone, and by mail.
• negotiates payment plans not exceeding 12 months.
• Issues bank levies, wage garnishments, and tax liens as needed.
• Reviews tax returns and supporting documentation; investigates non-compliance and tax-related complaints.

Skills

Accounting

Credit collections

Tax knowledge

Education

Accounting coursework (six semester hours)

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. 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.

Other Information

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

State employment offers a variety of benefits.