
Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel
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Job Description
This position serves as Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in the Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel (the Office). The Tax Legislative Counsel is the legal adviser on domestic, non-benefits tax legislation and guidance projects and assists the Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and the Secretary in providing leadership for the Department of the Treasury to assure consistency in tax policy and an integrated legislative program on tax matters.
Duties In addition to the general duties as a senior attorney in the Office, the Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel has particular responsibility for the following principal duties: Administrative Guidance Development: Under the general direction of the Tax Legislative Counsel, supervises staff work regarding administrative guidance projects and implementation of the Department's administrative guidance priorities. Assists in the Tax Legislative Counsel's review and revision of administrative guidance projects, including regulations and revenue rulings and other published guidance, to ensure the Department's policies are incorporated into such guidance. Provides legal analysis and assists in the Tax Legislative Counsel's analysis of tax law and regulations and makes recommendations for revisions to reflect the Department's policies. Presents and promotes the Department's administrative guidance projects to the Congress, general public, and tax practitioners. Administrative Guidance Liaison and Coordination: Coordinates the Office's work with regard to administrative guidance projects. Maintains liaison with senior officials in the IRS, including in the Office of the Commissioner and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, to clarify legal and policy issues and explain the Department's policy positions. In conjunction with liaising with the IRS Chief Counsel, IRS Associate Chief Counsels and their Deputies, coordinates staff level interaction between the Office and the IRS on regulations and guidance issues. Attends meetings with senior officials of the Treasury and other agencies, staff of congressional committees, State, Tribal, and local governments, trade and bar associations and interest groups, and interested taxpayers and tax practitioners to ascertain their positions with respect to administrative guidance. Administrative Guidance Policy: Represents the Office of Tax Policy in Treasury-IRS meetings concerned with the promulgation of tax regulations and other administrative guidance. Ensures that the legal and policy positions of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy are appropriately represented in the development of administrative guidance priorities, in meetings with congressional staff regarding implementation of tax legislation, and in memoranda and correspondence regarding regulatory and other administrative guidance. As required, develops testimony and briefings for presentation to the Congress, OMB, CBO, the White House, the IRS, and Departmental officials regarding the Office's administrative guidance projects. Legislative Policy: Under the general direction of the Tax Legislative Counsel, supervises staff work regarding legislative proposals that set forth the Administration's revenue proposals. Supervises staff work regarding technical analysis of legislative proposals presented by Members of Congress or congressional committees, to share technical expertise and ensure the Department's policies are taken into account. Miscellaneous: Prepares analyses, reports, testimony, and other information in support of the Department's legislative agenda, in particular with regard to projects affecting or affected by regulations and other administrative guidance. Assists the Tax Legislative Counsel in the development and implementation of specific legislative and administrative guidance projects, and monitors and reports to the Tax Legislative Counsel on the status of specific projects. Researches and develops recommendations for improving the Office's operation and performance in promulgation of regulatory and other administrative guidance. As a deputy to the Tax Legislative Counsel, in the latter's absence or unavailability, may be called upon to provide temporary leadership for the Office. The General Counsel will designate an Acting Tax Legislative Counsel as circumstances require. Salary- $150,160 - $225,700/year