Individual Tax Advisory Specialist - Individual Tax Advisory Specialist IRS Employee Review

2.0
Aug 26, 2015
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Pros

The pay is not bad for a person with no college degree and working ours are not bad either. Going the extra mile to help people was satisfying to me. Some awards for performance were good also.Worked over 8yrs for the IRS.

Cons

Too much micro management favoratism with female employees and a lot of stress. You felt like they would find ways to get you fired faster than to get hired. Management had no people skills and depended on years working there rather than training. The big bosses always said the system was broken but would not do anything to fix it because of fear to lose their jobs themselves. Benefits were good if you paid the right price.

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5.0
Jun 27, 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
May 26, 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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