Trump struggles to get new IRS team in place
Trump has struggled to get his own permanent team in place at the IRS, as the agency works to implement his tax law and deal with technology issues.
The IRS has had an acting commissioner since November, when Obama appointee John Koskinen’s term ended. Trump nominated Beverly Hills tax attorney Chuck Rettig to the position in February, but the Senate Finance Committee only received his paperwork a little over a week ago — indicating it may be some time before Rettig is on the job.
It is not unusual for the IRS to have acting commissioners for stretches of time, nor is it unusual for the confirmation process to take several months. But the stakes are particularly high given the importance of the tax law to Trump’s presidency and the myriad challenges the agency faces.
“There should be a greater sense of urgency here,” said Mark Mazur, director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a former Obama administration Treasury Department official.
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Just another day in the Kakistocracy.
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