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Trump announces nominee for IRS commissioner

By Joseph Lawler
Published February 8, 2018 6:54pm ET
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Trump announces nominee for IRS commissioner
California tax lawyer Charles Rettig, who has worked on tax cases with the firm Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez for more than 35 years, would replace acting commissioner David Kautter as head of the tax collection agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) | Susan Walsh

President Trump formally nominated California tax lawyer Charles Rettig to be the IRS commissioner Thursday.

Rettig, who has worked on tax cases with the firm Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez for more than 35 years, would replace acting commissioner David Kautter. Kautter has headed the IRS since November, while also serving as the Treasury’s assistant secretary for tax policy.

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