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Internal Revenue Agent (Excise Tax Specialist)
Internal Revenue Service · Posted 56 days ago
Hybrid Anchorage, AK $75K – $137K Apply by Aug 3, 2026 Internal Revenue Agent ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS / SELF-EMPLOYED (SB/SE) DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in the following area(s): SBSE EXAM - Examination Deputy Operations - Specialty Examination, Estate & Gift /Excise Tax Exam REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS
What You'll Do
- →The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
- →If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
- →Manages a large inventory of various categories and abstracts of Excise Tax Returns, determining on review of the returns or claims whether an audit is required or whether the return should be accepted as filed.
- →The Internal Revenue Agent is responsible for preparing audit plans, prioritizing, and scheduling assigned work.
- →Conducts field examinations of large unit manufacturers, gasoline distributors, diesel and aviation fuel retailers, large telephone and airline companies and other businesses of similar size and complexity to determine compliance with Federal excise tax laws.
- →Field examinations include detailed audits of books and records such as ledgers, journals, cash books, vouchers, bank accounts, correspondence, minutes of meetings, trust instruments, exemption certificates, certificates of incorporation, partnership agreements and catalogs of manufactured goods.
- →Pre audit attention is focused to those accounts that may have a bearing on excise tax liability.
- →In cases where the taxpayer's records are inadequate or incomplete, including third party records and other internal documents, reconstructs the cost of taxable merchandise available for sale, the cost of taxable goods sold, the gross profit mark-up and the taxable sales as it relates to potential federal excise liability.
- →Coordinates and obtains tax documentation and information from third parties, such as customs, suppliers, or manufacturers.
- →In medium sized companies, assigned cases involve exemptions and credits, or the characteristics of manufactured items or distributed products that may or may not make the item or product subject to excise taxation.
- →The incumbent reconstructs accounts and/or develops other phases of the examination.
- →Initiates audits and investigations arising from case assignments or when referred by Revenue Officers, Internal Revenue Agents, Special Agents or others.
Requirements
- ✓Probationary Period - All newly appointed employees to the competitive (or excepted) service are subject to a probationary (or trial) period.
- ✓During this time, your performance, conduct, and suitability for continued employment will be evaluated.
- ✓You will not automatically convert to permanent status at the end of the probationary (or trial) period.
- ✓Your supervisor must affirmatively determine that continued employment is in the best interest of the Federal service.
- ✓If no certification is made before the probationary (or trial) period ends, your appointment will be terminated.
- ✓You are encouraged to actively engage with your supervisor, seek feedback, and understand role expectations.
- ✓Additional guidance and support will be provided during onboarding.
- ✓Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- ✓Tax Audit - The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns.
- ✓This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.
- ✓Key Eligibility Requirements: U.S Citizenship - Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S.
- ✓Citizenship.
- ✓Selective Service Registration - Males born after December 31, 1959 are required to be registered with the Selective Service System or prove they are exempt from having to do so.
Personality Fit
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