Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Overview

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents has a national median salary of $62,370 per year, with -1% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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

Work Values

• Achievement
• Support
• Relationships

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.
• Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
• Determine appropriate methods of debt settlement, such as offers of compromise, wage garnishment, or seizure and sale of property.
• Check tax forms to verify that names and taxpayer identification numbers are correct, that computations have been performed correctly, or that amounts match those on supporting documentation.
• Examine and analyze tax assets and liabilities to determine resolution of delinquent tax problems.

Work Activities

• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Working with Computers
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Getting Information
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Processing Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Detailed Work Activities

• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents:

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