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Direct Business Tax Specialist

State of Michigan Department of Treasury
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This position acts as the Direct Business Tax (DBT) Specialist within the Business Tax Technical (BTT) Unit, which is a highly specialized contingent of the Tax Policy Bureau. The BTT Unit is heavily relied upon by the Business Taxes Division, Tax Policy Division, the Attorney General’s Office, and other key internal and external stakeholders, for their high level of business tax knowledge and expertise.

This (DBT) Specialist will serve as the Unit’s specialist with knowledge over all supported business tax types, and act as the primary support for direct business taxes. As the specialist, the functions of this position include investigating, analyzing, and providing guidance on the most complex direct business tax inquiries, and serving as a liaison with tax related entities, tax practitioners, taxpayers, internal Treasury staff, and other governmental agencies. This position will interpret existing and proposed laws, policies, and procedures as they relate to direct business taxes and make recommendations regarding the implementation, while identifying affected processes/procedures. This will be the point of contact for all incoming litigation cases from the Direct Tax Policy Division and the Attorney General’s office related to all supported business taxes, representing the Department of Treasury as a witness during court proceedings. Additionally, this position will be responsible for the most complex direct business tax informal conferences involving Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and the Michigan Business Tax (MBT); and will have primary responsibility on all Flow Through Entity (FTE) files. Tasks related to this position may deeply impact Treasury’s mission of fair and efficient financial services, as it pertains to the over 250,000+ Michiganders with ties to direct business tax accounts.

 

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
 


Experience 

Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.