Tax Law Specialist (Tax Exempt Bonds Specialist) – 6 Month Roster

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-12: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated legal, tax accounting, or other experience that required knowledge of Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying experience include: Preparing, reviewing, or applying rulings, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. related to Federal taxation. Analyzing and adjudicating tax claims, appeals, settlement offers, or similar work related to Federal tax operations. Work as an attorney that required legal research, analysis, and preparation of briefs or similar documents interpreting laws and regulations. Work as an accountant, auditor, or investigator that required application of Federal tax accounting principles and/or the Internal Revenue Code and related laws. To be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the following: Comprehensive knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, procedures, published rulings, and court decisions as they relate to tax-exempt bond matters, sufficient to provide technical and analytical services to the Tax Exempt Bond program and related outreach activities; Knowledge of analytical skills and abilities to analyze factual situations and apply relevant legal and administrative authority; Skill in dealing with experienced tax practitioners, leading discussions and negotiating differences; Networking and relationship building skills to develop and maintain effective liaisons with internal and external customers; Skill in settling disputes, establishing and maintaining good working relationships; and the ability to work independently and to plan work to maximize productive use of time. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-13: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: legal, tax accounting, or other experience that required experience with Federal tax laws, regulations, precedent decisions, or other areas related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Preparing, reviewing, or applying rulings, advisory letters, memoranda, etc. related to Federal taxation. Analyzing and adjudicating tax claims, appeals, settlement offers, or similar work related to Federal tax operations. Experience working as an attorney that required legal research, analysis, and preparation of briefs or similar documents interpreting laws and regulations. Experience working as an accountant, auditor, or investigator that required application of Federal tax accounting principles and/or the Internal Revenue Code and related laws. Your experience must demonstrate the following: Experience working with the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, procedures, published rulings, and court decisions as they relate to tax exempt bond matters, to provide technical and analytical services to the Tax Exempt Bond program and related outreach activities; Experience analyzing difficult factual situations and applying relevant legal and administrative authority; experience writing and communicating orally complex technical positions effectively and persuasively; Networking and relationship building experience in order to develop and maintain effective liaisons with internal and external customers; experience establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships, dealing directly with others, leading discussions and conferences, and negotiating differences; and experience working independently and maximizing productive use of time. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens”. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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