Internal Revenue Agent: U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

As an Internal Revenue Agent in the Small Business/Self Employed 
Division (Examination), you will:

-Examine and audit individual, business and corporate tax returns to 
determine correct federal tax liabilities.
-Conduct examinations relating to compliance with technical 
requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.
-Interact with taxpayers, tax attorneys and certified public 
accountants.

As an Internal Revenue Agent in the Small Business/Self Employed 
Division (Bank Secrecy Act) (BSA), you will:

- Conduct compliance examinations on certain categories of financial 
institutions and non-financial trades or businesses in order to 
identify, detect and deter money laundering whether it is in 
furtherance of a criminal enterprise, terrorism, tax evasion or other 
unlawful activity. 

- Determine if certain financial institutions or non-financial trades 
or businesses properly register, maintain records, and file reports 
required by the anti-money laundering statutes and regulations. 

As an Internal Revenue Agent in the Tax Exempt and Government 
Entities (TE/GE) Division you will:

- Apply your professional accounting skills in conducting 
examinations of employee plans, exempt organizations and government 
entities.
- Conduct examinations or make determinations on pension plans to 
ensure compliance with the pension plan provisions of the Internal 
Revenue Code.
- Be involved in significant education and outreach activities.
- Interact with pension trustees, individual taxpayers, pension 
attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents and other 
pension practitioners.
- Make determinations that tax-exempt entities (including religious, 
charitable and educational organizations) meet the tax law 
requirements applicable to them.

You must possess the following professional accounting knowledges:

Knowledge of Principles of Accounting;
Knowledge of Intermediate Accounting;
Knowledge of Cost Accounting; 
Knowledge of Advanced Accounting; and
Knowledge of Auditing.

For more information on the required accounting knowledges please 
refer to www.jobs.irs.gov/mn-accounting_coursework.html.