Revenue Tax Specialist

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Revenue has served Indiana, its population, and the business community since 1947. Our more than 700 dedicated team members administer over 65 different tax types and annually process nearly $30 billion of tax revenue. We are a Top Workplace employer.

The Revenue Tax Specialist examines, reviews, assesses, and collects various State taxes. You will apply laws, rules, and regulations to difficult and complex tax compliance determinations. You will be a subject matter expert in the complex areas of taxation, approving payment plans, assisting with training, and guiding new and/or less experienced tax examiners.

This position starts at an annual salary of $53,222 but may be commensurate with education and job experience. Use Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

The essential functions of this role are:

• Provide technical and procedural assistance to taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, other divisions within agency, other state agencies.
• Conduct extensive research to resolve complex issues related to payments and/or returns for taxpayers, including research in DOR's software and database application or unpaid/unfiled tax liabilities.
• Create billings/liabilities in DOR's software and database application according to court orders. abates penalties and interest accordingly.
• Collect evidence in Investigations cases, including preparation of documents to establish continuity of custody for items of evidence to ensure that judicial requirements are met.
• Complete disclosure requests for confidential taxpayer information by performing a thorough review of the request and analyzing the Department’s records
• Research taxpayer entities that have not filed returns but have a legal obligation to file.
• Develop cases to determine accuracy and validity of submitted financial statements, tax returns and other applicable documentation.
• Perform and complete audit tests to financial documents and analyzes results.
• Maintain and track all assessments and collections efforts to provide up-to-date data on ongoing and completed projects.
• Perform routine systematic and documented review of available data to identify inconsistencies and abnormal trends to address potential discrepancies.

• Audit Desk
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  Perform investigations and/or audits to determine and maintain compliance, enhance collections, and increase enforcement efforts. Investigate and/or audit cases involving non-filers or under-reporting of taxes, special refunds, etc. Design and perform necessary audit procedures, analyze, and interpret audit test results.
• Investigations & Internal Affairs
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  Serve as the primary case agent for assigned cases, with responsibility for all elements of the investigation from initial report up to administrative action.

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Eight (8) years of experience in accounting, tax collection, finance, or customer service.
• Extensive knowledge of state and federal tax laws, rules and regulations applying to each of the several types of taxes.
• Specialized knowledge of the computer systems and tracking systems, especially DOR software and database application.
• Extensive knowledge of accounting and auditing techniques used by businesses and industries.
• Ability to apply and understand ethics and confidentiality laws.
• Ability to discuss and settle technical tax matters in a tactful and responsive manner with taxpayers and tax practitioners using customer service skills for problem resolution.
• Ability to understand various taxpayer accounting and auditing systems.
• Ability to research tax laws and apply precedents to the matter under investigation.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and correlate very technical material.
• Ability to testify clearly and succinctly in court trials and hearings.
• Able to perform essential…