Business Taxes Compliance Specialist

Overview

Position Details and Job Information:
Job Code #: JC-505850;
Position #(s):

-091;

Working Title:

Inspector;
Classification: BUSINESS TAXES COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST;
Salary: $6,646.00 - $8,324.00;
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable;
Shall Consider: BUSINESS TAXES REPRESENTATIVE;
Salary ranges for BTR: $4,470.00 - $5,078.00 A; $4,610.00 - $5,496.00 B; $5,528.00 - $6,924.00 C;
Number of Positions:
Multiple;

Work Location:

Sacramento County;
Telework:
Hybrid;
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time.

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). CDTFA collects revenue to support essential public services and administers tax programs concentrated in sales and use tax, and special taxes and fees. CDTFA offers reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, advancement opportunities, and meaningful impact.

Job Description And Duties:
Under general supervision of the Business Taxes Administrator I, the Business Taxes Compliance Specialist (BTCS) performs complex compliance and enforcement activities, including conducting licensing inspections, conducting administrative seizures, gaining compliance of unlicensed businesses, and appearing in court proceedings for CDTFA tax programs including cigarette and tobacco, sales tax and cannabis. The BTCS prepares inspection and seizure reports, conducts field observations, assists in identifying interrelated fraud schemes, and performs related duties to ensure compliance with tax laws including licensing and reporting requirements.

Under the close supervision of the Business Taxes Administrator I, the Business Taxes Representative (BTR) assists in performing compliance activities including conducting licensing inspections, assisting with administrative seizures of cigarette and tobacco products and cannabis products, and gaining compliance of unlicensed businesses. The BTR prepares inspection documents and may contribute to seizure reports, conducts field observations, assists in identifying interrelated fraud schemes, and performs related duties to ensure compliance with tax laws including licensing and reporting requirements.

The Business Taxes Compliance Specialist and the Business Taxes Representative position is designated as a mobile worker position and will require an incumbent to spend the majority of their time (fifty percent or more) working at various locations other than their home or office in a single day (CMAP 1014). Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California.

All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.

Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California’s Personal Leave Program. This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.

This is the link to the exam bulletin for the BUSINESS TAXES REPRESENTATIVE. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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• Position requires employee to be fingerprinted and successfully pass a background investigation.
• Travel to and work at assigned field sites, at least fifty percent (50%) of the time, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or overnight travel in various locations statewide.
• Pass Peace Officer Training Course (PC 832: Arrest, Search and Seizure). (For Investigators)
• To perform the essential duties of the position within the Tax Investigations & Inspections Bureau, staff…