QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS All GRADES (ALSO MEETS GRADE 5 QUALIFICATIONS):
A Certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and an additional 6 semester hours in related subjects such as business law, economics, statistical/quantitative methods, computerized accounting or financial systems, financial management, or finance.
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A bachelor's or higher degree in a field other than accounting or a combination of education and experience equivalent to 4 years that included at least 30 semester hours in accounting or 24 semester hours in accounting and 6 semester hours in related subjects as described above.
 

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Minimum Qualifications GS-07:  In addition to the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of Specialized Experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position 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: 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 that required the knowledge and skill defined above.
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EDUCATION: Candidates must complete one full year of graduate level education in a field of study such as accounting, business, finance, law, economics, management, statistical/quantitative methods or computer science.
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Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in your major field of study or those courses in your major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

Minimum Qualifications GS-09:  In addition to the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of Specialized Experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in accounting, auditing, tax, financial, legal or other work that required 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 is accounting work that includes the design, development, operation or inspection of accounting systems; the prescription of accounting standards, policies and requirements; the examination, analysis and interpretation of accounting data, records or reports; and the provision of accounting or financial management advice and assistance to management. Work could also include developing comprehensive accounting and financial information systems in concert with recognized accounting theory and practices as taught in academic institutions and promulgated by accounting standards boards, professional accounting organizations and the Comptroller General. Professional accounting work must have been creative, analytical, evaluative and interpretive. This may include: Office auditing of various types of tax returns to determine tax liability of individual taxpayers, businesses, or corporations. Interpreting and applying pertinent parts of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and procedures and conducting comprehensive analytical examinations. Making determination and redetermination, or audit, on liability for Federal taxes. Investigating alleged criminal violations of Federal tax statutes and making recommendations for criminal prosecution and assertion of civil penalties. 
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EDUCATION:  A course of study that includes two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, leading to a Master's degree, in accounting or related field of business, finance, law, economics, management, statistical/quantitative methods or computer science. OR
A Master's degree in accounting or related field of business, finance, law, economics, management, statistical/quantitative methods or computer science. OR
An equivalent amount of combined education and experience as described in paragraphs above.

Minimum Qualifications GS-11:
In addition to the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience that required 1)Knowledge of and skill in applying professional accounting principles, concepts and methodology in the examination of accounting books, records and systems 2) skill in interpreting and applying tax law for individuals and business and/or exempt organizations; 3) knowledge of business and trade practices to analyze business operations and financial conditions; and 4) skill in interacting effectively in a wide range of situations with a broad range of individuals. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: (This list is not inclusive) Experience in interpreting and applying professional accounting and auditing techniques and practices to examine various tax returns of individuals and/or business organizations. Examining accounting systems and records including computerized accounting and financial information systems which reflect a variety of complex financial operations. Gathering and researching data from a variety of sources, and/or specialized accounting practices unique to a particular trade or industry. The interpretation and application of Federal tax law for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations.
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EDUCATION: A course of study that includes 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in accounting or related field of business, finance, law, economics, management, statistical/quantitative methods or computer science.
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An equivalent amount of combined education and experience as described in paragraphs above.

Minimum Qualifications GS-12:
In addition to the basic requirements, you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience with progressively responsible and diversified professional accounting or auditing work that required the application of professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities; Experience with the interpretation and application of Federal tax law for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations; Experience with business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition; Experience in corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices; Experience interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and negotiating with specialists in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business related professions. Experience preparing written reports and analyses, and articulating and communicating results and analyses orally and in writing.

GS-11
Applicants who selected responses A, B or C in the question above must select response A or B to the following question. All other applicants please select the response that best describes your accounting and business knowledge gained through experience.

Which of the following responses best describes your experience related to this position?

• Employee Plans (EP) - EP is responsible for retirement plans and related trusts; IRAs; plan participants and beneficiaries; and retirement plan sponsors. EP works on determination letter requests, voluntary correction submissions, return examinations, tax administration and enforcement activities, and Knowledge Management.
• Exempt Organizations (EO) - EO areas of responsibility include organizations exempt from income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC) 501 including charities, private foundations and other types of exempt organizations, such as business leagues, labor unions, and veterans' organizations; and Political organizations described in IRC 527. EO works on Determination letter requests; Voluntary correction programs; Examining returns, including employment returns, and compliance checks; Tax administration and enforcement activities, and Knowledge Management.
• Indian Tribal Governments Program (ITG) - ITG Maintains a functional and interactive government-to-government relationship between the IRS and Indian tribal governments as required by Presidential Executive Orders and the Treasury Department Tribal Consultation Policy and partners with both internal and external stakeholders for issues pertaining to tribes. ITG provides a single point of contact for services and federal tax information to assist tribes in understanding and meeting their federal tax responsibilities.
• Federal, State and Local Employment Tax Program (FSLET) - FSL-ET assists government entities understand and comply with their tax responsibilities FSL-ET addresses employment tax matters such as worker classification, taxable fringe benefits, legal settlements, backup withholding, international and non-resident payments, civil penalties, Section 218 law and CP 2100 project cases
• Tax Exempt Bonds (TEB) - TEB administers federal tax laws applicable to tax-advantaged bonds. Types of Tax-advantage bonds include Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Credit Bonds and Direct-pay Bonds. 

• Specialty Exam, Employment Tax (ET) - Employment Tax (ET) is responsible for all employment tax issues. ET's customers consist of every employer in the U.S. as well as some in the international community with U.S. employment tax responsibilities. ET examiners conduct enforcement actions to ensure employment taxes, the primary source of revenue for the government, are timely and accurately reported. Areas of focus may include non-filers, fringe benefits, worker classification, and tip reporting.
• Specialty Exam, Excise Tax - Excise Tax administers a compliance program covering 59 different excise taxes. Excise taxes are independent of income taxes and are assessed on the sale, use and removal, or entry of various types of goods or services across many industries and may be imposed at the time of sale by the manufacturer, sale by the retailer or use by the consumer. The Excise tax program enforces compliance for trust funds that fund capital projects, such as highway and airport improvements.
• Specialty Exam, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) - The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) program has the unique role of maintaining compliance with the BSA within financial industries including money service businesses, and industries identified by the USA PATRIOT Act as vulnerable avenues for terrorist financing and money laundering. Areas of focus may include Title 31 examinations including casinos and money services businesses and Form 8300 examinations including retailers of motor vehicles, jewelers, and precious metals.
• Field Exam - Field Exam has a broad range of responsibilities including income and employment tax compliance of individual, corporate, and partnership returns. Other areas of focus may include return promoter investigations, offshore investigations, special enforcement program investigations including civil, criminal, and grand jury and other priority emerging issues as identified.

• Global High Wealth focuses on the wealthiest taxpayers; rather than looking strictly at a taxpayer's individual income tax return, it considers all of the taxpayer's financial interests, including partnerships, trusts, subchapter S corporations, private foundations, gifts, and the like.
• Withholding Exchange & International Individual Compliance has responsibility for the following taxpayers: U.S. citizens living and, or, working abroad or in a U.S. Territory, U.S. citizens or resident aliens who hold income producing assets in a foreign country or claim the foreign earned income exclusion or foreign tax credit, and permanent residents and non-resident aliens who have a U.S. filing requirement.
• In addition, LB&I interacts with treaty partners in exchanging information and Mutual Agreement Procedure cases under U.S. tax treaties and working special international cooperation projects. LB&I is responsible for providing tax administration, services, and enforcement associated with business taxpayers' international and transfer pricing issues.

• Serve as a technical expert in the performance of complex tax computations in the settlement of cases with significant tax compliance issues from the TEGE Division, the SBSE Division and the LB&I Division.
• Provide expert tax computational advice that may impact tax compliance strategy and the Appeals program as a whole. Cases typically concern large, complex businesses, including those with extensive subsidiaries, diversified activities, multiple partners and national and international scope of operations.
• Prepare additional tax computational work including companies taxed under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 801, life insurance companies, estate and gift taxes.