Occupation tax inspector

Tax inspectors determine tax liability and collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and regulations.

Tasks

• 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.
• Prepare reports on the documents, inspections, exhibits, questionings, etc.
• Confer with taxpayers or their representatives, e.g. to resolve problems with returns or to discuss laws, regulations and other issues regarding returns.
• Inform the person, company or organisation about the results of control.
• Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
• Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and issue refunds or request further payment.
• Conduct independent field audits and investigations of income tax returns to verify information or to amend tax liabilities.
• Review filed tax returns to determine whether claimed tax credits and deductions are legal.
• Review selected tax returns to determine the nature and extent of audits to be performed on them.

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