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Revenue Tax Auditor I pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32000319

$50,088 to $87,654 per year$50,088$87,654MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $68,871 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32000319
Pay group
NC13
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

Class specification

The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2016.

What the state says the job is

The Revenue Tax Auditor I is a working level auditor. Positions in this class conduct examinations of taxpayers financial records to determine accurate tax liability for any of the tax schedules administered by the Department including, but not limited to, individual income, partnership, fiduciary, gift, inheritance, sales and use, motor vehicle lease, scrap tire, sales utilities, white goods, corporate income and franchise, freight car lines, electric power, natural gas, water and sewer, telephone companies, mutual burial, motor fuels, and withholding tax. This position maintains responsibility for identifying non-compliance from a review of filed tax returns, and performs an examination of the taxpayer's books and records to ensure compliance and recovery of lost revenue.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Basic knowledge of accounting principles and auditing techniques and the ability to apply these techniques while analyzing a taxpayer's tax situation in order to ascertain the correct tax liability is mandatory. Working knowledge of the revenue laws of North Carolina, the North Carolina administrative code, the divisions' technical advice memorandums and directives, departmental policies, Secretaries' decisions, court decisions, and Attorney Generals' opinions is required to facilitate the auditors' examinations for all tax schedules, including motor fuels and insurance premiums tax. Basic knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, and court cases from other states. Basic knowledge of a variety ...

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or related field with at least twelve semester hours of accounting from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2

Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.

Where this comes from

North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.

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