The Advisors' Blog

– Liz Dunshee

Last year, the IRS got enough funding to end its 7-year hiring freeze. But during that timeframe, it “essentially lost an entire generation of employees.” That’s according to this article, which points out that about 45% of the IRS’s total workforce will be eligible to retire within the next two years. And within the next two weeks, they need lawyers.

For all the tax gurus out there (or for those who know tax gurus), we’ve been alerted to five openings in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel – specifically, the program for “Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes” (EEE). While we don’t normally blog about job postings – we save the info for our “Job Board” on TheCorporateCounsel.net – these positions will only be open for two weeks and we wanted to get the word out for people interested in a government gig. Here’s what’s available:

1. Health & Welfare Branch (CCEF-19-69)
2. Executive Compensation Branch (CCEF-19-71)
3. Exempt Organizations Branches (CCEF-19-64)
4. Qualified Plans Branches (CCEF–19-70)
5. Employment Taxes (CCEF-19-68)

And here’s more detail:

We are a pretty good place to work – interesting issues, good work/life balance, friendly atmosphere. We are especially good with the smart but not corporate type of person. But also a heads up that all work here is on a team, and all work is reviewed, so we’re not the best fit for some who want to work completely independently.

These positions are for all the practice areas inside EEE, and folks can apply to as many as they want. These are GS-13 and GS-14 positions, so they require 2 or 3 years of experience. You can find the GS pay scale on OPM.GOV but please make sure and look at the DC-Baltimore area grid which has the locality adjustment or you will faint (these are all DC-based positions at the IRS building at 1111 Constitution).