Tax Auditor, Board Of Equalization

Position: TAX AUDITOR, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Job Description and Duties

All applicants will be considered, however SROA/Surplus candidates will be given priority.

Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce.

New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility. To learn more about us, please see CDTFA Gateway to New Opportunities video

This position is located outside of California in Chicago, IL.

Under close supervision of the Supervising Tax Auditor, the Tax Auditor (TA) conducts the least to moderately difficult field audits, and fraud/tax evasion audits. The TA audits accounts, attends basic tax law and audit training classes, makes audit appointments, meets with taxpayers and their representatives, explains the audit findings, assists in identifying interrelated fraud schemes, may testify in court to liabilities determined, and prepares appropriate audit reports and written correspondence to taxpayers.

This position is designated as a mobile worker position and will require an incumbent to spend the majority of their time (fifty percent or more) working at various locations other than their home or office in a single day. (CMAP 1014)

Positions within California require the incumbent to travel at least fifty percent (50%) of the time, which includes overnight travel.

Positions outside of California require the incumbent to travel at least fifty percent (50%) of the time out of state, which includes overnight travel.

Effective October 1, 2024, Tax Auditors may be eligible for Recruitment Hiring Above Minimum (HAM) salary rate of $5,367 per month (Range A only).

The hiring unit has established the following cut-off dates for this job control:

February 28, 2026

April 15, 2026

May 29, 2026

Applications will be reviewed according to the date of submission. If your application is submitted after the most recent cut-off date, it will be applied to the next review period.

This job control will close after the final internal cut-off period listed above, or once a candidate has been selected.

Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California. All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.

Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California's Personal Leave Program.

This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.

This is the link to the exam bulletin for the TAX AUDITOR

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

* Position may be located in a high-rise building.

* Standard office environment (for example, artificial lighting, controlled temperature, among others).

* Requires being in a stationary position, consistent with office work, for extended periods of time.

* Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.

* Must be able to move/transport office materials weighing up to thirty (30) pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the

Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

* TAX AUDITOR, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Additional Documents

* Job Application Package Checklist

* Duty Statement

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-508477

Position #(s):

-089

Working Title:

Tax Auditor

Classification:

TAX AUDITOR, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

$4,695.00 - $6,173.00 A

$5,805.00 - $7,632.00 B

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions:

Multiple

Work Location:

Cook County

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

California not only needs you; it wants you as part of the growing workforce. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) makes life better for Californians by fairly and efficiently collecting the revenue that supports our essential public services, with CDTFA administered programs accounting for about twenty-three percent of all state revenue. Tax programs administered by the CDTFA are concentrated in two general areas - sales and use tax, and special taxes and fees.

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