What is the career path after IRS?

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Some people with a background at the IRS have been super respected members of KPMG’s Washington National Tax practice

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Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think you go to the IRS so that you can live that government life forever - it's not a career stepping stone...

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Yep, this right here.

Dispute resolutions team at Big4. Or golfing on that government pension.

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Its not that much. The pension.

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Director at b4/National and they leverage you for your contacts?

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My understanding is that careers generally go down one of two (very different) paths when you take a job at the IRS. You'll have people who take positions like revenue agent roles where the earnings ceiling is relatively low but in exchange you are pretty much guaranteed a great work life balance and some sort of pension when you retire. And then you have the people (generally attorneys) who go over to the IRS for a couple years to do things like draft legislation, build up their networks with the higher ups, and then lateral over to a B4 in a director/partner role.

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Sr. Revenue agents on GS14 salaries can be a pretty cushy gig. Can get to about SM level salary before OT and work on 40 hours per week.

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Just guessing but I would think you could make decent money speaking and publishing CPE materials. Of course that would depend on your presentation skills as well.

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Anyone know how the IRS pension is?

They give 5% of your salary as a 401k match equivalent and then there is an additional amount provided as an annuity.

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