FRESNO TAX EXAMINING CLERK

Company:	Internal Revenue Service Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (3)
Job Location(s):	Fresno
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	$13.00+/hr
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Accounting - Audit, Accounting - Taxes and Preparation, Government - Local/Federal

Position Description

SALARY RANGE: 13.18 - 17.13 USD /hour	OPEN PERIOD: Sunday, September 06, 2009 to Friday, November 13, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0592-04/04	POSITION INFORMATION: Career Conditional, Temporary or Term Appointments The length of employment varies each season, depending upon the workload.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07	DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: many vacancies - Fresno, CA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Only United States (U.S.) citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Applicants for this announcement must provide proof of U.S. Citizenship at time of fingerprint session.

JOB SUMMARY:

**CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11/13/2009**
WHY IS THE IRS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK?
Because we provide more than just a paycheck! Not only are we a
dependable employer with a great track record, we offer a casual work
environment and flexible work schedules. To top it off, you get
first class training when you walk in the door.

Dependability + Flexibility + Stability; It all adds up.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is recruiting Tax Examiners to
work either a seasonal, term or temporary appointment.

Positions are available in the Wage & Investment Business Unit of the
IRS. This position is in an office setting in Fresno, CA. The
anticipated start date for these positions is between January and
April 2010.

If filled as a career conditional appointment with a seasonal work
schedule, work is performed on an annually recurring basis from two
to six months as determined by workload and budget. When the work is
completed, you will be placed in nonwork/nonpay status and recalled
when the work resumes.

If the position filled is expected to last more than one (1) year but
not more than four (4) years, then the appointment will be a Term
appointment. A Term appointment is a non-status, non-permanent
appointment to a position in the competitive service.

If the position to be filled is for less than one(1) year, (such as
three (3) months) that applicant is appointed to a Temporary
appointment. Upon completion of the workload, the temporary
appointment may be terminated. The IRS may use temporary appointing
authority to fill hundreds of positions occuring between February and
March 2010 workload peak season.

TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS
The following types of appointments and work schedules may be made
from this announcement:

CAREER CONDITIONAL - a permanent (non-temporary) initial appointment
to a competitive service position leading to career status after
three years of substantially continuous service with the federal
government. This appointment may be used in combination with the
following work schedules: seasonal full-time, seasonal part-time or
seasonal intermittent (see work schedule definitions under Types of
Work Schedules).

TEMPORARY - an appointment to a position limited to one year or less.
Appointment may be extended an additional year. This appointment may
be used in combination with the following work schedules: full-time,
part-time or intermittent (see work schedule definitions under Types
of Work Schedules).

TERM - a term appointment is a non-status appointment to a position
in the competitive service for a specific period of more than one
year but not more than four years.

TYPES OF WORK SCHEDULES

SEASONAL - annually recurring periods of employment totaling less
than 12 months per calendar year. Seasonal positions may have either
full time, part time, or intermittent work schedules.

FULL-TIME SEASONAL - a schedule that requires an employee to work
less than 12 months each year on an annually recurring basis.

FULL TIME - work is performed up to 40 hours per week on a regularly
scheduled tour of duty.

PART TIME - 16-32 hours per week.

INTERMITTENT - a schedule that requires an employee to work an
irregular number of hours and days for which there is no pre-arranged
scheduled tour of duty.

INTERMITTENT SEASONAL - a schedule that requires an employee to work
less than 12 months per year on an annually recurring basis and that
requires an employee to work an irregular number of hours and days
for which there is no pre-scheduled tour of duty.

MIXED TOUR OF DUTY - combining periods of full-time, part-time, and
intermittent tours of duty during the year.

This vacancy announcement may close earlier than the closing date
depending on the number of applicants that apply.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

You must be a citizen of the United States.
Males born after 12/31/59 - Selective Service Registration required.
High School students must be within nine months of graduation.

Additional Duty Location Info: many vacancies - Fresno, CA
MAJOR DUTIES:
As a Tax Examiner, you will: -Receive and analyze taxpayer inquiries, requests for adjustment action, and other input documents to determine nature of problem. -Research microfilm records, encoder books, and other sources for pertinent data. Contacts taxpayers and/or their representatives to obtain necessary information. -Perform the full range of corrections to taxpayer accounts, adjust accounts, input credit transfers, recomputed penalty and interest, and initiates manual refunds. -Analyze and make determinations whether to suspend collection for a period of time on balance due notices when corrective action may be necessary. -Provide advice on tax regulations. -Analyze and determine taxpayer's financial condition by an investigation of financial statements. -Prepare tax adjustment documents, payment tracer documents, payment- posting vouchers, and posts payments received. -Prepare notices of Lien, Notices of Levy, Summons, Release of Levy. -Initiate and send correspondence to taxpayers and/or third parties, independently composing items of a repetitive nature.