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Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, the largest tax law firm in the country, is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team and gain valuable experience in a legal environment. Our mission is to serve America's taxpayers fairly and with integrity by providing correct and impartial interpretation of the internal revenue laws and the highest quality legal advice and representation for the IRS. It is a great place to work with an excellent benefits package and family-friendly atmosphere.
Learn more about this agency04/22/2019 to 05/06/2019
$99,172 - $152,352 per year
GS 13 - 14
Few vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Some travel may be Required
No
Permanent - Permanent.
Full-time - Full-Time Excepted Service Appointment
Excepted
14
No
No
CCEF-19-68
531338700
Chief Counsel attorneys provide top quality legal advice and representation to the IRS in the administration of the nation's tax laws. With the Internal Revenue Service as its client and 1500 attorneys on staff, the Office of Chief Counsel is the preeminent employer for tax attorneys in the country. Our attorneys are valued assets and the legal experience provided by Chief Counsel is unlike any other. Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes) provides legal advice and litigation support services on tax matters involving employee retirement plans, exempt organizations, employment tax, executive compensation, health and welfare benefits, and certain federal, state, local and Indian Tribal government issues to a wide variety of internal and external customers and clients. We are seeking to fill one or more positions in the Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes (EEE) business unit who have experience in fringe benefits and/or employment tax, and an interest in the federal tax issues in these areas.
The following are the duties of this position at theGS-14 level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. You will handle all aspects related to professional legal work involving one or more of the following areas:
§61 – fringe benefit valuation rules; § 74(c) – employee achievement awards; § 107 – parsonage allowance; § 102(c) – employee gifts; § 117(c) – scholarship limitation; § 119 – meals and lodging; § 132 - certain fringe benefits; §§ 1401 through 1403 – self-employment tax; §§ 3101 through 3128 – Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax, including worker classification; §§ 3201 through 3241 Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) tax; §§ 3301 through 3311 – Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) tax; §§ 3401 through 3404 – federal income tax withholding, including statutory employer rule; §§ 3501 through 3512 – general employment tax provisions, including agents and Certified professional employer organizations; Miscellaneous Subtitle F provisions - employment tax reporting, refund and adjustment procedures; § 7436 – Tax Court proceedings for determinations of employment status; Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
For GS-13:
Possess a J.D. and 1 year of general legal experience, plus 1 year of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-12 level) Or an LL.M. plus1 year of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-12 level).
Specialized Experience: In addition, the legal tax experience must have included experience with federal taxation of fringe benefits and/or federal employment taxes
For GS-14:
Possess a J.D. and 1 year of general legal experience, plus 2 years of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-13 level) Or an LL.M. plus 2 years of legal tax experience (1 year of legal tax experience must have been comparable to the GS-13 level).
Specialized Experience: In addition, the legal tax experience must have included experience with complex or sophisticated issues involving federal taxation of fringe benefits and/or federal employment taxes.
PLEASE NOTE: The J.D. and/or the LL.M must be from an ABA-accredited law school.
You must have graduated with a J.D. and/or the LL.M from an ABA-accredited law school.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated using the experience/education defined under the requirement section.
Referral: Professional Order will be used to refer and select eligible candidates. Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of the certificate in alphabetical order and considered before non-preference-eligibles. All other candidates will be listed in alphabetical order and be listed below those with preference. If you are among the top qualified candidates, you may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
Bargaining Unit (BU) Chief Counsel (CC) Employees will be given first consideration. To receive first consideration, BU CC employees seeking reassignment must be on the Master First Consideration List. The Master First Consideration List in regard to this announcement is for reassignments only for employees currently occupying BU positions. If you are applying for a promotion, please apply to the announcement.
A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view resume tips.
In addition, applicants are required to submit: 1) An unofficial or official transcript(s), and 2) An 8-10 page legal writing sample.
If selected, you will be required to submit proof of bar membership.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Office of Chief Counsel considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. If you are claiming veterans’ preference, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, DD-214 (Member 4 copy), or other official documentation from a branch of the Armed Forces or the Department of Veterans Affairs showing dates of service and type of discharge. Ten-point preference eligibles must also submit an Application for 10-point Veteran Preference, SF-15, along with the required documentation listed on the back of the SF-15 form. For more information on veterans' preference view FedsHireVets.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. Treasury provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/531338700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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