Tax Technician
Listed on 2026-09-15
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Finance & Banking
Accounting & Finance
Job Description And Duties The salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect reductions in pay in accordance with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program.
Job Description And Duties The salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect reductions in pay in accordance with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program.
If you enjoy working in a team environment where you can apply your customer service, critical thinking, and technical skills to help Franchise Tax Board fund critical statewide services like education and other state services and programs, then we have the perfect job opportunity for you!
The Filing Division provides resources and services to enable the accurate filing of personal and business income tax returns and payments. We accomplish this by education and outreach, creating tax forms, offering self-service options, contact center services and processing. We also ensure taxpayer compliance through return and payment validation, noticing, and enforcement activities.
Please Note:
Anticipated start date for these positions will be February, 2027.
Tax Technicians in Filing Division are a part of teams that:
- Help ensure tax returns are filed accurately
- Promote self-compliance through education and collaboration
- Communicate with customers or their representatives through phone and correspondence contact channels
- Provide quality services that are easily accessible
- Identify and pursue taxpayers that fail to file tax returns
- Identify and pursue withholding agents that fail to withhold
- Utilize cutting edge contact center technology and best-practice methodologies
- Detect and prevent refund fraud and identity theft
- Verify California (CA) regulatory requirements are met before allowing a tax professional access to clients' accounts
- Provide exceptional training and tools
- Create a work culture that values employees and their contributions
Positions are currently available in the following sections:
Filing Enforcement Section;
Withholding Services & Compliance Section;
Fraud, Analysis & Detection Section; and Compliance, Analysis, and Validation Section
Additional positions may be available in:
Taxpayer Services Center Section;
Correspondence, Analysis, Support, and Education Section
Additional positions may become available (Various RPAs).
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement
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Position Details
Job Code #: JC-529735
Position #(s): -XXX
Working Title: Tax Technician
Classification: TAX TECHNICIAN, FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
$3,558.00 - $4,457.00 A
$4,017.00 - $5,032.00 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: Sacramento County
Telework: In Office
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications and Alternate Range Placement for the position on your State Application (STD Form 678). The application should also clearly demonstrate the candidate’s ability to meet the Desirable Qualifications identified in this job advertisement. The Classification Specification is located on this Job Announcement Posting under Minimum Requirements .
- Excellent technical, analytical, organization, and time…
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