IRS has some good jobs - Special Agent IRS Employee Review

3.0
18 Nov 2008
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Pros

good retirement benefits; retirement plan matches upto approx 4%, work car provided and gas paid for; travel all over the country; compensation is pretty good; get all the holidays off; you can roll over your sick hours to the following year and roll over vacation time upto 240hrs to the following year. can retire at 25 years of service before the age of 50 or 20yrs in service at 50.

Cons

not a lot of perks like private sectors; being watched at all times because you work for the public; cases take long to finish; a lot of paperwork to to get something done.

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5.0
26 Feb 2026
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Pros

Very good team environment to work.

Cons

None as good to work

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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