Senior Consultant, Tax Controversey

at  Deloitte

Are you an experienced advocate with an interest in resolving federal tax controversies? Would you like to assist in resolving federal tax controversies involving a vast array of taxpayers, from large C-corporations to passthrough entities and individuals? Do you enjoy legal research, in addition to oral and written advocacy on behalf of your clients with respect to complex tax issues? Do you have a passion for applying your knowledge of IRS practice and procedure to attaining the best outcomes for your clients? Are you curious about the IRS’s new centralized partnership audit regime and how it might apply to passthrough taxpayers?
If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you should consider a career in Deloitte’s National Federal Tax Services practice with a focus on Federal Tax Controversy!

As a Senior within Deloitte’s National Tax Controversy Services practice, you will be part of an experienced team of professionals committed to resolving clients’ federal tax controversies and providing clients with in-depth knowledge of IRS practice and procedure. Deloitte’s Federal Tax Controversy professionals work to resolve a wide variety of issues with the IRS and are well-versed in achieving the best possible outcomes on behalf of Deloitte’s clients. Many of our professionals have worked, for example, at the IRS and Treasury as executives, counsel, appeals officers, and revenue agents.

Responsibilities will include:

• Pre-examination audit readiness analysis
• Examination planning and representation
• IRS Appeals representation
• Drafting and negotiation of Private Letter Rulings and 9100 relief requests
• Drafting of tax opinions and memoranda
• Penalty abatement requests
• Litigation support