Beverly Hills Tax Attorney For IRS Commissioner: President Trump

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Beverly Hills tax attorney Charles "Chuck" Rettig may be the head of the Internal Revenue Service soon – President Trump plans to nominate the local as the IRS implements the nation's new tax code revamp, a person familiar with the deliberations told Los Angeles Times.

Rettig would also have to oversee the audit of the president's tax returns in addition to carrying out the Republican tax overhaul. Trump refused to release his tax returns in the 2016 campaign, departing from roughly 40 years of tradition for presidential candidates. The president has stated that he's under a federal audit and won't release his returns until the audit is over, Los Angeles Times reported.

Rettig has been with Beverly Hills-based Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez for 35 years, and would succeed former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. David Kautter, the assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy, was appointed as the interim replacement after Koskinen's term ended in November, according to Los Angeles Times. Koskinen had an tumultuous relationship with House Republicans, who alleged that he misled Congress, according to Los Angeles Times.

As a contributor to Forbes, Rettig has spoken on a variety of tax policy issues, including the sensitive topic of Trump's decision not to release his tax returns, which he supported.

"Would any experienced tax lawyer representing Trump in an IRS audit advise him to publicly release his tax returns during the audit?" Rettig wrote in 2016. "Absolutely not."

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