Duties

Summary

As Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel, the incumbent is a deputy to, and works closely with, the Tax Legislative Counsel in developing and formulating Treasury Regulations and other Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative guidance interpreting current law. The incumbent works closely with senior IRS officials and staff to ensure that Federal tax policies are appropriately reflected in the Treasury Regulations and associated administrative guidance.

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Responsibilities

In addition to the general duties as a senior attorney in the Office, the Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel has particular responsibility for the following principal duties:

Administrative Guidance Development: Under the general direction of the Tax Legislative Counsel, supervises staff work regarding administrative guidance projects and implementation of the Priority Guidance Plan. Assists in the Tax Legislative Counsel's review and revision of administrative guidance projects, including regulations and revenue rulings and other published guidance, to ensure the Department's policies are incorporated into such guidance. Provides legal analysis, and assists in the Tax Legislative Counsel's analysis of tax law and regulations and makes recommendations for revisions to reflect the Department's policies. Presents and promotes the Department's administrative guidance projects to the Congress, general public, and tax practitioners.

Administrative Guidance Liaison and Coordination: Coordinates the Office's work with regard to administrative guidance projects. Maintains liaison with senior officials in the IRS, including the Commissioner's Office and the Office of Chief Counsel, to clarify legal and policy issues and explain the Department's policy positions. In conjunction with liaison in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, IRS Associate Chief Counsels and their Deputies, coordinates staff level interaction between the Office and the IRS on regulations and guidance issues. Attends meetings with senior officials of the Treasury and other agencies, staff of Congressional Committees, State and local governments, taxpayer and bar associations and interest groups, and interested taxpayers and tax practitioners to ascertain their positions with respect to administrative guidance.

Administrative Guidance Policy: Represents the Office in Tax Policy in Treasury-IRS meetings concerned with the promulgation of tax regulations and other administrative guidance. Ensures that the legal and policy positions of the Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) are appropriately represented in the development of the Priority Guidance Plan, in meetings with Congressional staff regarding implementation of tax legislation, and in memoranda and correspondence regarding regulatory and administrative guidance. As required, develops testimony and briefings for presentation to the Congress, OMB, CBO, the White House, the IRS, and Departmental officials regarding the Office's administrative guidance projects.

Legislative Policy: Under the general direction of the Tax Legislative Counsel, supervises staff work regarding the Office's legislative proposals and preparation of the Greenbook setting forth the Administration's revenue proposals. Supervises staff work regarding commenting on legislative proposals presented by Members of Congress or their staff, to ensure the Department's policies are taken into account.

Miscellaneous: Prepares analyses, reports, testimony, and other information in support of the Department's legislative agenda, in particular with regard to projects affecting or affected by regulations and other administrative guidance. Assists Counsel in the development and implementation of specific legislative and administrative guidance projects, and monitors and reports to the Tax Legislative Counsel on the status of specific projects. Researches and develops recommendations for improving the Office's operation and performance in promulgation of regulatory and administrative guidance. As a deputy to the Tax Legislative Counsel, in the latter's absence or unavailability, may be called upon to provide temporary leadership for the Office. The General Counsel will designate an Acting Tax Legislative Counsel as circumstances require.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
ES

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• All groups of qualified individuals.
• Initial appointments are required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
• Financial disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

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Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must possess specialized experience at a senior level which demonstrates ability to perform the duties described above; including progressively responsible supervisory or managerial experience demonstrating ability to manage people and resources. Candidates are strongly encouraged to address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQ's) separately. Candidates who choose not to address both the ECQ's and MTQ's separately will not be disqualified; but must ensure their resume addresses each sufficient for evaluation. Your responses and/or resume must demonstrate possession of these qualifications; typically acquired through education, experience or training, and reflect progressive development and achievement in managing the business operations of a large organization. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and level of contacts. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, education, training, self-development, honors, awards, and outside activities.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed in the Senior Executive Service (SES) and are in addition to the specific mandatory technical qualifications listed below. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available at ECQs . Your response must be limited to two pages for each ECQ.

ECQ 1 - Leading Change - The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision.

ECQ 2 - Leading People - The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven - The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen - The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions - The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Competencies: Partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): The MTQs describe the necessary technical knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to show clearly that the candidate possesses the required professional and technical qualifications and core qualification set forth below. Your response must be limited to two pages for each MTQ.

MTQ 1- Diversified legal experience dealing with highly complex issues in the field of domestic federal taxation and related matters.

MTQ 2- Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process, including the administrative guidance process, applicable to the Internal Revenue Code.

MTQ 3 - A comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of federal taxation with specialization in domestic taxation issues such as corporate income taxes, passthroughs, or individual income tax issues, and outstanding ability to analyze benefits issues from a tax policy, economic policy, and general public policy standpoint, including knowledge of the requirements applicable to implementing the TCJA.

MTQ 4 - A comprehensive understanding of the functions of the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel and its relationship to other offices within Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service and other Federal agencies.

MTQ 5 - Achievement of significant professional recognition and standing within the benefits community. Evidence of outside professional activities, such as publications, speaking engagements, teaching, or substantial contributions to tax associations or similar groups.

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Additional information

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Financial Disclosure: All employees of the Federal Government are subject to the conflict of interest statutes and regulations, including the Standards of Ethical Conduct. Upon hire, and on an annual basis thereafter, the incumbent of this position will be required to file a public financial disclosure report. The incumbent may be prohibited from holding certain financial interests.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated on the basis of your resume and narrative statements reflecting the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as they relate to the technical and executive qualifications described above. While you are NOT required to provide a narrative statement addressing the Technical Qualifications, candidates are strongly encouraged to address each Technical Qualification in separate statements. Candidates who choose not to address the technical qualifications separately will not be automatically disqualified. Candidates are NOT required to provide narrative response statements to address the Executive Core Qualifications when applying for this vacancy. However, the selectee will be required to address the ECQs before being appointed. Additional information on the Executive Core Qualifications is available.
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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status. If you have successfully completed the SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) please provide a copy of your certificate. These documents may be required during the recruitment process.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.