Taxpayer Advocate Grad Intern
Taxpayer Advocate Grad Intern
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Job Description
NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly efficiently and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.
The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (OTA) is an independent office within the Department of Finance which assists customers who have been unable to resolve their tax issues through normal Department of Finance channels. In addition the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate makes systemic recommendations to improve DOF policies and procedures. OTAs base matters consist of NYC property business and certain excise tax issues.
The Office provides both case advocacy and systemic problem resolution on cases involving NYC business and excise taxes and property taxes. The student would work under the supervision of either the Taxpayer Advocate or the Attorney Advisor both of whom are attorneys.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Assisting Case Advocate on researching and investigating facts in cases
Researching policy implicated by systematic problems
Assisting the Taxpayer Advocate in her annual report of the 10 most serious problems facing NYC taxpayers
Attending task force or working group meetings on issue or projects that the Taxpayer Advocate is involved in
Attend outreach events with tax professionals and NYC taxpayers
Additional Information:
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
The student will be asked to sign a Tax Secrecy agreement and should understand the rules that prevent nondisclosure of Department of Finance information.
Qualifications :
Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in an accredited college university or law school.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
