All applicants will be considered, however SROA/Surplus candidates will be given priority.
Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce. New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility. To learn more about us, please see CDTFA Gateway to New Opportunities video
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) makes life better for Californians by fairly and efficiently collecting the revenue that supports our essential public services, with CDTFA administered programs accounting for over 25 percent of all state revenue. Tax programs administered by CDTFA are concentrated in two general areas – sales and use tax, and special taxes and fees. Working at CDTFA means doing that PLUS, helping businesses and taxpayers across our state in ways you may not have imagined. We are currently seeking ambitious and driven individuals to join our audit team. You will be fully trained in how to audit while receiving all the tools you need to perform your job well. CDTFA offers employees reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, advancement opportunities, and the personal fulfillment of knowing that your work is personally impacting the lives of others. At CDTFA, we believe in lifting each other up and supporting our team members to be their very best. We offer mentoring and training to all team members with the hopes they will find their path to excellence.
The Business Taxes Specialist I will:
- Review and analyze recommended adjustments and refunds prepared by team members on petition for redetermination, administrative protests, and claims for refund received for the various special taxes and fees programs.
- Review and evaluate petitions and administrative protests received from taxpayers and include direct communication with them to resolve special taxes appeals cases.
- Analyze refund cases and supporting documentation to take appropriate steps in processing taxpayer's claims for refund.
- Prepare Summary Analyses and forward cases to Appeals Bureau for scheduling of appeals conferences.
- Attend appeals conferences and respond to post-conference requests.
- Review Decisions and Supplemental Decisions issued by the Appeals Bureau for significant factual errors, errors in applying established policies and procedures, and errors in applying the laws and regulations to the facts of the case.
- Recommend to management if a Requests for Reconsideration (RFR) should be filed by ADAB or drafting responses to RFR filed by taxpayer.
- Coordinate implementation of Appeals Bureau's Decision with other units.
- Review and/or process re audit reports, public record items, etc.
- Provide response to Litigation team on litigated appeals cases.
- Coordinate special projects on establishing procedures or training for ADAB team members.
Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California. All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.
Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California’s Personal Leave Program.
This is a re-advertisement of JC-513590. If you previously applied under JC-513590 you would need to re-apply under this new Job Control, JC-521574 in order to be considered.
This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
