Seasonal Tax Examiner - Anonymous employee IRS Employee Review

3.0
30 Sept 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Keeping up with the rates is challenging. It makes the work go by fast. The teamwork is awesome.

Cons

Never enough training. Pay is too low for this type of technical work. Permanent positions are too competitive. Very difficult to get a permanent position since hundreds of seasonal employees apply for "one" opening. The employees that get selected for the "one" opening are usually the people that have invested 10 or more years of experience of working there processing tax returns at the Exceptional Rate/speed level, and well-deserved.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

-Excellent training -Hybrid work flexibility -Great Benefits (Student loan credits)

Cons

-Keeping your job dependent on current administration -Constant IT/onboarding issues -Quality of life largely dependent on manager

3.0
26 May 2026
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Pros

-Got me started in my career as an auditor -thorough tax law training -many senior auditors helping you learn the profession

Cons

-communication from management is not always transparent -when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you get verbal abuse from not only POA and taxpayers (understandable, given this is the IRS), but also management/OJI's. They want to look good to their bosses and will throw you under the bus if they have to in order to save themselves. Even if they gave you instructions that got you in trouble. They SHOULD be supporting you in your function as an auditor, but they'll do whatever is easiest for themselves ultimately. -on job training can be disorganized -bureaucratic culture -like many other companies, a lot of things you're expected to learn by yourself. Such as how to avoid POA delays.

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