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Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

United States

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Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

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Currently Employed: 74,500

Yearly Projected Openings: 2,300

Typical Hourly Wage: $18.65 - $33.48

Typical Annual Salary: $38,800 - $69,600

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.
Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request supporting documentation.
Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
Enter tax return information into computers for processing.
Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
Conduct independent field audits and investigations of income tax returns to verify information or to amend tax liabilities.
Review selected tax returns to determine the nature and extent of audits to be performed on them.
Investigate claims of inability to pay taxes by researching court information for the status of liens, mortgages, or financial statements, or by locating assets through third parties.

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