Senate Panel to Meet on Trump's IRS Pick
June 22 2018 - 6:26PM
Dow Jones News
By Richard Rubin
The Senate Finance Committee said it would meet Thursday to
consider President Donald Trump's pick to run the Internal Revenue
Service.
Charles Rettig, a California tax lawyer who specializes in
defending wealthy clients in complex cases, is poised to get one of
the most thankless jobs in government.
If confirmed, he would implement the new tax law and oversee an
enforcement division that has gotten smaller and started fewer
audits as Congress limited its budget.
Mr. Rettig also will face the challenge of overseeing the tax
compliance of Mr. Trump, who has refused to release his tax returns
and complained about unfair audits.
Mr. Rettig's nomination breaks with the practice by recent
presidents of choosing IRS commissioners with experience managing
large organizations rather than tax expertise.
The committee hasn't yet scheduled a hearing for Mr. Trump's
other IRS pick. Michael Desmond, also a California tax lawyer,
would be the IRS chief counsel, leading the agency's lawyers.
Write to Richard Rubin at richard.rubin@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 22, 2018 18:11 ET (22:11 GMT)
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