Tax Law Specialist (Direct Hire) 12-Month Register (AMENDED)

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-timework 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 OR time of referral: BASIC REQUIREMENT: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position include: application of Internal Revenue Code, corresponding Treasury Regulations, United States tax treaties, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidance, and other authoritative guidance to transfer pricing transactions, experience with planning or evaluating transactions involving transfers of tangible and intangible property, provision of high value services, and/ or cost sharing transactions; and application of auditing techniques while auditing complex transfer pricing issues as listed above on large corporate returns. Experience performing research and analysis of complex transfer pricing issues; conducting various kinds of audit steps to verify and understand taxpayers’ economic structure, business practices and functions; reviewing and analyzing economic, financial, operational and tax data to determine the existence of a transfer pricing issue at risk of non-compliance with U. S. tax requirements; performing analyses to determine tax reporting of intercompany transactions; providing technical advice and recommendations concerning transfer pricing issues to others, including during workshops and other knowledge sharing forums; and preparation and delivery of written and oral communications required to: 1) explain and defend transfer pricing related findings to others within the Service and externally to taxpayers and their representatives; 2) serve, where necessary, as a qualified witness for the government in litigation cases, and 3) participate as necessary in special projects. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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