IDR - INTAKE TAX LAW SPECIALIST- 73001798

Requisition No: 853181 

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: IDR - INTAKE TAX LAW SPECIALIST- 73001798

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 73001798 

Salary:  $71,486.04 / Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/29/2025 

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Florida Department of Revenue

Office of Technical Assistance

IDR - Intake Tax Law Specialist

Tallahassee

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals, businesses and families across the state, the Florida Department of Revenue invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website.

JOB SUMMARY: Internal dispute resolution within the Department of Revenue is a function of the Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) business process. IDR is responsible for review of informal protest of proposed audit assessments, denied refund claims and collection billings.  Review of an informal protest begins with Intake, a subprocess within IDR. The duties of a Tax Law Specialist within Intake will encompass job tasks that are necessary for operation of Intake.  For purposes of managing incoming protest cases and their impact on IDR total inventory, the work duties of these positions will also overlap with performing some of the job duties that are generally required of a tax conferee within a tax unit of IDR.

Specific duties of a Tax Law Specialist within Intake will include but are not limited to the following:

• Reviewing protest filings and determining if the request for informal protest review is statutorily timely and meet the administrative code requirements for acceptance.
• Reviewing and validating audit file record requests are from authorized persons, compiling and screening the requested files for required redactions, and processing a copy of the audit file for electronic transfer to the authorized requesting party. 
• Reviewing and triaging informal protest cases accepted into Informal Dispute Resolution for inventory management and report building based on factors that include, but are not limited to, the tax type, business name, protest issue, amount, review periods and relevant dates. 
• Resolving certain types of disputed audit assessments, denied refund claims and collection billings by conducting informal protest reviews that culminate with issuance of a Notice of Decision, Notice of Reconsideration or Closing Agreement expressing the Department findings.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  

• Six years of professional tax auditing or tax accounting experience reviewing, analyzing, and examining tax documents and/or financial documents that demonstrates proficiency in the interpretation and application of accounting principles, auditing procedures, and/or reviewing audit work papers.*
• Two years of experience with evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting statutes, rules, case law, and policies.
• Two years of experience in writing technical correspondence which demonstrates proficiency in applying statutes, case law, and rules.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• *A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in accounting or area of business and four years of professional experience in a tax administration program, business administration, public relations, investigations, or complaint resolution.
• *Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in accounting or business administration, OR possession of a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) certificate can substitute for one year of required professional experience described above.

PREFERENCES:

• Two years of experience in the use of computers and software programs, with emphasis on Microsoft Word, Excel, and office automation techniques.
• Experience with the Department of Revenue's SAP computer system.
• Experience auditing Florida Sales and Use Tax.
• Two years of experience in giving presentations or conducting meetings with others.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• The position is eligible to work remote two days a week.

SALARY: The tentative salary is $71,486.04 annually.

BENEFITS:

Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Tonya Fulford, (850) 717-6799, Tonya.fulford@floridarevenue.com.

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT: If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.