Tax Examiners & Collectors, & Revenue Agents
Also called:
Revenue Agent, Revenue Officer, Tax Auditor, Tax Examiner
What they do:
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
On the job, you would:
- Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.
- Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to properly evaluate financial information.
- Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
Business
- customer service
- accounting and economics
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
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You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
- Automated tax system software
- Intuit QuickBooks software
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Online databases
Spreadsheet software
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bachelor's degree or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$50,440
per year, on average
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