GOT-IT

Auditor 2 Income Franchise Tax

Grade 23

New York State has approximately 142 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Taxation and Finance, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled. If you are viewing a trainee title, please note this number reflects the number of positions established at the journey level. Agencies may fill at the trainee level(s) or at the journey level based on employee qualifications. GOT-IT does not provide information on any job postings or job availability. For information on current job postings, please visit State Jobs NY. You may also visit specific New York State Agency websites for information about an agency and its job opportunities.

Career Ladder

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Summary of Job Description

Positions oversee and conduct audits of the personal and business financial records of individuals, Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs), joint ventures, and partnerships subject to the New York State, City of Yonkers and New York City Personal Income Tax Law; the financial records and reports of corporations, Subchapter S corporations and LLCs electing to be taxed as corporations, including national and multi-national corporations subject to the Corporation Franchise Tax Law. Incumbents may be assigned to audits which involve only one tax specialty, either Franchise Tax or Income Tax, or both. These positions function as first-level supervisors, or technical field audit specialists.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

For employees of New York State, on or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance or the Division of Tax Appeals and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as:

Either A. an Auditor 1 (Tax), Auditor Trainee 2 (Tax), Auditor Trainee 1 (Tax), Tax Auditor 1, Tax Auditor Trainee 2, or Tax Auditor Trainee 1;

Or B. a Tax Technician 2 (any specialty)* with a bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours of college study in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

31-041

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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