Frivolous Return Program Coordinator

Internal Revenue Service•Ogden, UT

11d

About The Position

The Frivolous Return Program Coordinator works within Taxpayer Services, Return Integrity & Compliance Services (TS-RICS), in the Return Integrity and Compliance Services unit. The position coordinates frivolous filer processes and maintains statistical information about them, developing or modifying procedures, goals, and evaluation plans. It identifies operational problems, trends, deficiencies, and related factors; seeks counsel advice; and coordinates and issues guidance based on that advice. The coordinator collects, develops, analyzes, and disseminates information about potential violations of tax, currency, and other Internal Revenue Codes and regulations to support complex tax investigations. The position analyzes information, resolves conflicts in data, reconstructs missing information, identifies issues for further investigation, applies relevant tax law and facts, and recognizes indicators of fraudulent activity. It presents findings and briefings, negotiates solutions to disputed recommendations, and develops strategic and tactical reports concerning tax avoidance arguments and special projects. The role also contributes to enforcement trend analyses and forecasts for management policy planning and resource allocation, reviews investigative reports, prepares reports assessing impacts on tax administration, develops long-range estimates and evaluations of tax-related activity, and recommends actions based on analysis. The position has standard position descriptions PD96162 and PD96114. The vacancy may be filled at more than one grade; employees selected at a lower grade may receive training to perform the duties at the full working level.

Requirements

For GS-11, one year of specialized experience at a level equivalent to GS-9, including experience with IRS functions, programs, policies, regulations, procedures, and operations to evaluate program plans and assess the impact of changes on program goals; collaborating with cross-functional programs and partners to review policies or procedures and improve communication; using analytical and evaluative methods to assess program effectiveness, identify information gaps or conflicts, consolidate findings, and recommend alternatives; conducting program and process analysis and providing statistical data or other management information reports; and using oral and written communication to conduct briefings, prepare reports, document findings, and disseminate procedural and regulatory information.
For GS-11, qualifying education may include a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in any field demonstrating the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities; three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education toward such a degree; a related LL.M.; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
For GS-12, one year of specialized experience at a level equivalent to GS-11, including using analytical and evaluative methods to assess program effectiveness, identify widespread information gaps or conflicts, consolidate findings, and recommend alternatives; serving as a technical expert in identifying refund fraud and identity theft resulting in identity-theft programs or procedures to protect revenue; presenting findings and briefings; using written communication to negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations and prepare reports, manuals, and directives; and using investigative methods to resolve conflicts in facts or evidence and reconstruct missing data.
Current civilian employees must meet the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement: at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, by the applicable closing or cut-off date.
Applicants for positions above GS-05 must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements, generally one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level.
Applicants must meet the applicable qualifications by the closing date of the announcement.
One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time experience is prorated. Applicants should provide employment dates and hours worked per week on their resumes.
Foreign education used to meet requirements must be supported by evidence that it is equivalent to a conventional U.S. education program.

Responsibilities

Coordinate frivolous filer processes and maintain statistical information about those processes.
Develop or modify procedures, goals, and evaluation plans.
Identify actual or potential operational problem areas, trends, deficiencies, and other factors affecting operations.
Seek counsel advice and coordinate and issue guidance based on that advice.
Collect, develop, analyze, and disseminate information related to potential violations of tax, currency, and other Internal Revenue Codes and regulations to support complex tax investigations.
Analyze collected information, resolve conflicts in data, and reconstruct missing information to create a comprehensive picture of tax-related activities.
Identify issues to pursue based on large, unusual, or questionable items, and apply relevant tax law and facts to resolve them.
Present findings and deliver briefings, including on preparer and promoter activities, to help others understand and accept findings and recommendations.
Negotiate solutions to disputed recommendations.
Evaluate available data to identify possible information sources and investigate separate issues that may arise from assigned cases.
Assemble strategic and tactical reports concerning tax avoidance arguments and special projects.
Participate in strategic enforcement trend analyses and forecasts for management policy planning and resource allocation.
Review investigative reports and prepare finished reports assessing the impact of events on aspects of tax administration.
Develop long-range estimates and evaluations of the growth or decline of tax-related activities.
Determine the impact and possible consequences of tax avoidance activities and make appropriate recommendations, recognizing indicators of fraudulent activity.