Kendrea
Tax Examining Technician

As a Tax Examining Technician, in my department which is ERS, Error Resolution
System, we input corrections; for example misplaced entries in case the taxpayer
puts an amount on the wrong line, we just fix it – it’s an easy fix. If the taxpayer
does the tax calculations incorrectly or kind of amount from a different form, we
just send them a letter letting them know that you did this incorrectly, but we
changed it for you so you don’t have to worry about it. We fix transcription
errors and code and edit errors.

I’m a seasonal employee and I work usually from about January until the end of
the tax season which is May or June roughly. A seasonal employee usually stays
for the tax season for as long as they need them to be there.

To apply for the Tax Examining Technician position in the IRS, you need to have
one year of college, or one year of general work experience in the business environment.

To become a Tax Examining Technician you’ll go through five weeks of training provided
by the IRS and every year after that they’ll give you about two weeks of training to get
you caught up with the new Tax laws for that tax season.

Just about anyone can benefit from the seasonal work here at the IRS but, the ones
that we more commonly that are the most beneficial are the retirees as well as students
 
The most rewarding part of my job that I enjoy is the fact that I know that the taxpayer
is being treated fairly, equally – and if there are any changes that they should be aware
of, we’re letting them know. It also gives me a challenge – I’ve got to have something
to challenge my mind and this definitely says ok, what’s going here? – And I’ll need to fix it.

My manager is constantly pushing me to do more and to be more as far as being in the
Internal Revenue Service goes. She’s always believing in me, she’s constantly promoting
me and saying you can do more, you can do better, I know you can. Then I look up and
I’m doing it. Pretty much I can honestly see myself being here until retirement.