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Job Description
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-2081.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 57,950.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
- Currently, there are 58,450 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Tax Examiner
- Tax Compliance Officer
- Tax Collector
- Tax Auditor
- Revenue Specialist
- Revenue Officer
- Revenue Collector
- Revenue Agent
- Delinquent Tax Collection Assistant
- City Tax Auditor
- Verifier
- U.S. Revenue Officer
- Treasury Agent
- Treasurer
- Tax Technician
- Tax Revenue Officer
- Tax Processor
- Tax Manager
- Tax Investigator
- Tax Examining Technician
- Tax Compliance Representative
- Tax Compliance Agent
- Tax Collection Coordinator
- Tax Associate
- Tax Assistant
- Tax Assessor
- Tax Analyst
- Tax Agent
- Tax Adjuster
- Tax Accountant
- State Auditor
- Special Tax Auditor
- Special Agent
- Reviewer
- Revenue Investigator
- Revenue Inspector
- Revenue Field Auditor
- Revenue Field Agent
- Revenue Enforcement Collection Agent
- Revenue Enforcement Agent
- Returns Processor
- Return Agent
- Opener
- Merchandise Examiner
- Merchandise Appraiser
- IRS Agent (Internal Revenue Service Agent)
- Internal Revenue Agent
- Inspector
- Income Tax Investigator
- Income Tax Auditor
- Income Tax Administrator
- Income Tax Adjuster
- Garnishment Specialist
- Finance Associate
- Field Tax Auditor
- Field Agent
- Estate Tax Examiner
- Deputy Treasurer
- Deputy Clerk
- Delinquent Tax Collector Assistant
- Delinquent Tax Collector
- Customs Verifier
- Customs Officer
- Customs Inspector
- Customs Guard
- Customs Examiner
- Customs Collector
- Customs Appraiser
- Customs Agent
- Customer Service Representative
- County Treasurer
- Collector of Port
- Collector of Internal Revenue
- Collector
- Collections Specialist
- City Collector
- Business Taxes Specialist
- Auditor
- Appraiser
- Appeals Officer
- Administrative Specialist
- Adjustment Examiner
- Accounting Assistant
- Account Clerk
Tasks for “Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents”
- Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
- Direct service of legal documents, such as subpoenas, warrants, notices of assessment, and garnishments.
- Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
- Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or request further payment.
- Investigate claims of inability to pay taxes by researching court information for the status of liens, mortgages, or financial statements, or by locating assets through third parties.
- Enter tax return information into computers for processing.
- Check tax forms to verify that names and taxpayer identification numbers are correct, that computations have been performed correctly, or that amounts match those on supporting documentation.
- Impose payment deadlines on delinquent taxpayers and monitor payments to ensure that deadlines are met.
- Examine accounting systems and records to determine whether accounting methods used were appropriate and in compliance with statutory provisions.
- Determine appropriate methods of debt settlement, such as offers of compromise, wage garnishment, or seizure and sale of property.
- Review selected tax returns to determine the nature and extent of audits to be performed on them.
- Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request supporting documentation.
- Recommend criminal prosecutions or civil penalties.
- Examine and analyze tax assets and liabilities to determine resolution of delinquent tax problems.
- Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
- Prepare briefs and assist in searching and seizing records to prepare charges and documentation for court cases.
- Process individual and corporate income tax returns, and sales and excise tax returns.
- Answer questions from taxpayers and assist them in completing tax forms.
- Participate in informal appeals hearings on contested cases from other agents.
- Install systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data or provide advice on such systems, based on examination of current financial records.
- Review filed tax returns to determine whether claimed tax credits and deductions are allowed by law.
- Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.
- Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
- Conduct independent field audits and investigations of income tax returns to verify information or to amend tax liabilities.
- Secure a taxpayer's agreement to discharge a tax assessment or submit contested determinations to other administrative or judicial conferees for appeals hearings.
- Request that the state or federal revenue service prepare a return on a taxpayer's behalf in cases where taxes have not been filed.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Photocopiers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Computer laser printers
- Computer scanners
- Desktop computers
- 10-key calculators
- Laptop computers
- Online databases
- Automated tax system software
- Tax software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Web browser software
- SAP
- Image processing systems
- Document management system software
- Microsoft Access
- Email software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Optical character recognition OCR software
- Microsoft Word