rettig, chls IRS

<div>recall trump never turned over tax records in campaign and under pressure in office to do so (house/ subpoena? lawsuits endless, mazurs defected?</div><div>
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</div><div>aha recall conservatives hard-wired to be sensitive to threat/fear, amplified by soc media bubble, boost by troll caucus [all built on libtard/ koch fdn]</div><div>
</div><div>conserv all want to get rid of income tax/also trumpistas? b/c they think they will be rich someday?</div><div>recall the gubmint is evil, so starve the beast</div><div>self-ish me vs we; if gubmint corrupt if not evil or even just inept no pt in wasting $ on it</div><div>
</div><div>8 22</div><div>https://www.alternet.org/2022/08/gop-rumors-irs/</div><div>An official from the U.S. Treasury Department <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-call-it-an-army-irs-hires-will-replace-retirees-do-it-says-treasury-2022-08-19/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">confirmed</a> Friday that, contrary to the unrelenting barrage of lies repeated by GOP operatives for over a week, the Internal Revenue Service is not going to hire 87,000 new agents to harass working people at their homes.Not a single Republican in the House or Senate voted for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/12/game-changer-and-reason-hope-house-passes-inflation-reduction-act" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">passed</a> through the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process last week and <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/16/progressives-applaud-biden-signs-landmark-ira-law" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">signed</a> into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, choosing instead to <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/3594879-gop-rails-against-irs-funding-in-inflation-reduction-act/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">condemn</a> the package's relatively modest but popular <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/13/biggest-win-tax-fairness-decades-progressives-cheer-reforms-ira-demand-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">tax reforms</a>.Despite analysts' <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2022/08/12/ignore-the-debate-over-whether-the-inflation-reduction-act-raises-taxes-on-those-making-400000-or-less/?sh=6fa5b5bc207d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">predictions</a> that the 98.2% of U.S. households with annual incomes of $400,000 or less will receive the same tax bill or a slight cut as a result of the IRA, [plus study for free file] far-right lawmakers have sown <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/irs-87000-new-agents-audits-republican-misinformation-inflation-reduction-act/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">disinformation</a> about how the law's provision of roughly $80 billion in new IRS funding over 10 years—money intended to help the agency crack down on rich tax cheats—poses a threat to every American.Last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) went so far as to <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1558135258809253888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">claim</a> that Democrats are "using the power of the federal government for armed robbery!" Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has made <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1555589589070499841" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">similar allegations</a>.It's not just fringe members of the GOP who are spreading such falsehoods. One day before Boebert's tirade, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), the highest-ranking Republican in the lower chamber, <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1557716607144706049" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">tweeted</a>, "Democrats in Washington plan to hire an army of 87,000 IRS agents so they can audit more Americans like you."On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—currently a top contender, along with former President Donald Trump, to be the Republican Party's 2024 nominee for the White House—<a href="https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1559917181873405955" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">called</a> hiring 87,000 IRS agents "a middle finger to the American public," making clear that he would prefer more "might at the border."Where does this oft-repeated number of IRS agents come from?"The 87,000 figure does exist, buried within a May 2021 <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/The-American-Families-Plan-Tax-Compliance-Agenda.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">Treasury Department report</a> when the Biden administration was pushing a bigger spending bill with the same $80 billion IRS funding," Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-call-it-an-army-irs-hires-will-replace-retirees-do-it-says-treasury-2022-08-19/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">noted</a> Friday. "The report estimated the money could fund 86,852 full-time hires through 2031."But the actual net increase in staff would be much lower, as the IRS expects more than 50,000 aging Baby Boomer employees to retire over the next half-decade.In addition to an unspecified number of new revenue agents—there were 8,321 in fiscal year 2021—the agency is looking to hire tens of thousands of new information technology specialists and customer service personnel who can create a user experience more akin to online banking, Natasha Sarin, Treasury counselor for tax policy and administration, told Reuters.There are 2,100 special agents in the IRS Criminal Investigation branch who are <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-irs-armed-idUSL1N2ZT296" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">authorized</a> to carry firearms, but right-wing assertions that all 87,000 new hires would be auditors, criminal enforcement agents, or armed are "deeply dangerous nonsense—and false," said Sarin."The speed and voracity with which [Republicans] are coming at this is really a testament to how important these resources are going to be—because there are many wealthy tax evaders that stand to lose a lot," Sarin continued.The GOP's intentionally misleading attacks come after a decade of <a href="https://www.irs.gov/statistics/irs-budget-and-workforce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">budget cuts</a> approved by congressional Republicans left the IRS with 16,000 fewer employees in 2021 than it had in 2010.As ProPublica has <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-now-audits-poor-americans-at-about-the-same-rate-as-the-top-1-percent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">documented</a>, the IRS now audits low-income taxpayers at the same rate as the top 1%, but that is a direct result of years of austerity, which have undermined the agency's ability to audit the rich.The IRA's boost in IRS funding aims to <a href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/added-irs-funding-would-help-ensure-high-income-households-businesses-pay-their-taxes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">rectify</a> this injustice and to begin closing an estimated $600 billion annual "tax gap"—the <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/04/14/jayapal-calls-crackdown-wealthiest-after-irs-chief-says-tax-evasion-costs-us-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">difference</a> between taxes paid and owed—by strengthening enforcement against the complex avoidance strategies used by the wealthy, especially those with murky sources of income.New information technology hires will develop "tools to identify more high-end audit targets," Reuters reported. "To target wealthy taxpayers and handle sophisticated audits, Sarin said the IRS needs mid-career individuals with accounting and often tax law experience."The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the increase in IRS funding will raise <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2022-08/hr5376_IR_Act_8-3-22.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">$204 billion</a> in additional revenue over 10 years, while the Treasury projects that the real revenue impact will likely be <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/preliminary-estimates-show-build-back-better-legislation-will-reduce-deficits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">$400 billion</a> over a decade—a substantial portion of the IRA's climate and healthcare <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/12/because-climate-science-does-not-grade-curve-experts-says-ira-not-enough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">spending</a>.Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen instructed IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig—a <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/08/house-dem-urges-biden-fire-trump-picked-irs-chief-over-titanic-audit-scandal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">scandal-plagued</a> Trump appointee who spent decades battling the agency—to submit an $80 billion spending and hiring plan within six months. Yellen previously <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/yellen-new-irs-funding-audits/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">directed</a> the agency not to use any new resources to increase audits of people making less than $400,000 per year.</div><div>=</div></div><div>
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</div><div><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/irs-auditing-james-comey-andrew-mccabe-concerning-n1296936">https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/irs-auditing-james-comey-andrew-mccabe-concerning-n1296936</a></div><div>
</div><div>The 'random' IRS audit of Trump's enemies leaves me deeply suspicious
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig has some serious questions to answer.
00:08 /04:33
July 9, 2022,
By Frank Figliuzzi, MSNBC Opinion Columnist

A report from The New York Times revealed this week that both former FBI director James Comey and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe found themselves on the receiving end of the rarest and most severe level of audit the Internal Revenue Service can conduct.

Former President Donald Trump fired both men from their positions toward the beginning of his term. And before Trump’s term was over, both were subjected to a process that tax lawyers refer to “only partly jokingly, as ‘an autopsy without the benefit of death,’” according to The New York Times. It’s been said that the only things certain in this world are death and taxes. But the odds that both Comey and McCabe would be subject to the IRS’ scrutiny at “random” as the IRS claims leave me deeply, deeply suspicious.

Comey was notified in 2019 that his 2017 tax returns were selected for the rare audit program. McCabe was advised in 2021 that his 2019 returns would be scrutinized under the same program. Now, the chances of being selected for this audit are miniscule. There were almost 153 million individual returns filed for 2017, and the IRS selected only 5,000 for this most comprehensive of audits — that’s about one return out of every 30,600. If that’s not “random” enough for you: McCabe’s attorney was audited, too.

The odds that both Comey and McCabe would be subject to the IRS’ scrutiny at “random” as the IRS claims leave me deeply, deeply suspicious.

Before dismissing this as pure coincidence, let’s consider the following facts: Comey was fired by Trump in 2017 after Comey refused to publicly refute the existence of an FBI investigation into Trump – Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential campaign. “The Department of Justice has authorized me to confirm” the existence of a broader investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, Comey said during public congressional testimony. “We’re not going to say another word about it until we’re done.”

McCabe was terminated in 2019, just 26 hours before hitting retirement and pension eligibility. The reason given was that he lacked candor while being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly inappropriate communication to a newspaper. McCabe later sued for wrongful termination and won in a settlement agreement. While the reason for the settlement isn’t public, clearly DOJ found it necessary to undo McCabe’s firing and reinstate his pension – with back pay – because something was amiss with either the opening of the case, how it was conducted, or how he was terminated.
Inspector general to investigate unusual audits of Trump enemies
July 7, 2022 07:41

McCabe served as acting FBI director when Comey was fired, and in that role continued to oversee the Trump – Russia campaign investigation. Trump publicly harassed McCabe, and McCabe wrote in his book that during a phone call with the president, he mocked McCabe’s wife who ran for state office as a Democrat in Virginia.

Finally, let us note that IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig was appointed by Trump to head the agency in 2018. He was thus the IRS’s leader when Comey and McCabe fell under the audit program. Rettig remains in that role today.

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The IRS has pushed back hard on any assertion that they would target specific individuals under this particular audit program, and called the notion “ludicrous.” Nevertheless, on Thursday, just one day after the audits were revealed, the IRS announced it would refer the matter to the Department of Treasury Inspector General.

Rettig should be walked out of his office — now.

During Trump’s administration, we heard him endlessly rant about a so-called “deep state” of federal employees buried deep within government agencies and intent on using their positions to do him harm. What we really need to know is the extent to which Trump appointees and loyalists who abused their positions may still be in government and still working on behalf of a former president instead of working for the American people.

Rettig should be walked out of his office — now. At a minimum, he should be suspended pending the Inspector General inquiry. If the IG determines anyone at IRS violated the law, there should be a criminal referral and a swift prosecution. Congress too must open an investigation into what transpired with these highly invasive audits and plug any gaps identified in a program that may well have been misused to target Americans.

There is a chance that this really is a random occurrence. After all, weather experts tell us that multiple lightning strikes in one place are more common than we think given certain atmospheric conditions. But a potential abuse of a system that touches every American’s life is a matter that goes beyond Trump and his own penchant for vengeance. Americans need to trust that their government will not turn its full punitive powers against them simply because they incurred the wrath of a president. If not, this will someday happen again – and we’ll all be wondering how we ignored the lightning strikes that set our democracy ablaze.

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</div><div><div class="body js-expandable clearfix js-listicle-body css-listicle-body-2657639498"><div class="body-description">In

a column for MSNBC, the former assistant director for

counterintelligence at the FBI claims something stinks about reports

that former FBI director James Comey and former FBI deputy director

Andrew McCabe were each subjected to a rare and intrusive IRS audits <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/irs-auditing-james-comey-andrew-mccabe-concerning-n1296936" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked">after falling out of favor with Donald Trump</a>.According

to New York Times report, the two high-ranking officials who were

ousted by the former president were on the receiving end of rarest of

all tax audits jokingly known as "an autopsy without the benefit of

death,” and the fact that Trump loathed both men for not buckling to his

demands should set off red flags about political manipulation.In his column Frank Figliuzzi pointed out: "There were almost <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/17inintaxreturns.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked">153 million individual returns filed for 2017</a>,

and the IRS selected only 5,000 for this most comprehensive of audits —

that’s about one return out of every 30,600. If that’s not 'random'

enough for you: McCabe’s <a href="https://d.docs.live.net/5e7d9e5071f06aa7/.%20https:/www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/07/irs-audit-comey-mccabe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked">attorney was audited</a>, too."According

to the former FBI man, Trump has often made mention of rogue federal

employees doing political dirty work and that should be taken as a clue

that something is rotten in the IRS."During Trump’s administration, we heard him endlessly rant about a so-called '<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-railed-against-deep-state-he-also-built-his-own-n1258385" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked">deep state</a>'

of federal employees buried deep within government agencies and intent

on using their positions to do him harm. What we really need to know is

the extent to which Trump appointees and loyalists who abused their

positions may still be in government and still working on behalf of a

former president instead of working for the American people," he wrote

before focusing on current IRS commissioner Charles Rettig -- h who

happens to be a Trump appointee.Lauding the IRS announcing an

inspector general investigation, Figliuzzi suggested Rettig should be

taken off-duty until the inquiry is completed."Rettig should be

walked out of his office — now. At a minimum, he should be suspended

pending the Inspector General inquiry. If the IG determines anyone at

IRS violated the law, there should be a criminal referral and a swift

prosecution," he wrote. "Congress too must open an investigation into

what transpired with these highly invasive audits and plug any gaps

identified in a program that may well have been misused to target

Americans."Conceding it might all be an extraordinary

coincidence, he added, "...a potential abuse of a system that touches

every American’s life is a matter that goes beyond Trump and his own

penchant for vengeance. Americans need to trust that their government

will not turn its full punitive powers against them simply because they

incurred the wrath of a president. If not, this will someday happen

again – and we’ll all be wondering how we ignored the lightning strikes

that set our democracy ablaze."You <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/irs-auditing-james-comey-andrew-mccabe-concerning-n1296936" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="rm-stats-tracked">can read more here</a>.
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charles Paul Rettig (born November 18, 1956)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-schools-3">[3]</a> is an American attorney who is currently serving as the United States <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_of_Internal_Revenue" title="Commissioner of Internal Revenue">Commissioner of Internal Revenue</a>, the head of the U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> (IRS). On September 12, 2018, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> confirmed Rettig's nomination to be Commissioner for the term expiring November 12, 2022.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-5">[5]</a> Rettig was sworn in on October 1, 2018.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#Education">1 Education</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#Career">2 Career</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#Commissioner">2.1 Commissioner</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#Relationship_to_Trump_administration">2.2 Relationship to Trump administration</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#Other_activities">2.3 Other activities</a></li></ul>

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<h2>Education</h2>High School: El Camino Real High School, Woodland Hills, CA Graduating Class of 1974.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-8">[8]</a>

Rettig earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California, Los Angeles</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperdine_University_School_of_Law" title="Pepperdine University School of Law">Pepperdine University School of Law</a>, and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">LL.M. in Taxation</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University_School_of_Law" title="New York University School of Law">New York University School of Law</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-schools-3">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-cert-9">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-magic-10">[10]</a>

<h2>Career</h2>Rettig was a partner at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_controversy" title="Tax controversy">tax controversy</a> law firm of Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-irs-11">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-12">[12]</a>

He worked at the firm for over 36 years, where he represented

individuals and corporations before federal and state taxing

authorities.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-irs-11">[11]</a> The firm has 10 attorneys and was established in 1960.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-14">[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-15">[15]</a>

Rettig held leadership roles in a number of professional

organizations. He was President of the American College of Tax Counsel

(ACTC); was Chair of the 4,000+ member Taxation Section of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California" title="State Bar of California">State Bar of California</a> from 1999 to 2000;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-schools-3">[3]</a> the longtime Chair of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Extension" title="UCLA Extension">UCLA Extension</a>

Annual Tax Controversy Institute; and served as vice-chair,

Administration, for the 12,000+ member Taxation Section of the American

Bar Association.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-16">[16]</a>

In 2010–2011, Rettig was appointed by the IRS to serve as

Chairman of the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) for the last year of his

three-year term.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-17">[17]</a>

The IRSAC's primary purpose is to provide an organized public forum for

senior IRS executives and representatives of the public to discuss

relevant tax administration issues.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-18">[18]</a>

In his home state of California, Rettig was a longtime member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Franchise_Tax_Board" title="California Franchise Tax Board">California FTB</a> Advisory Board.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-19">[19]</a> He was designated a Certified Specialist in Taxation Law by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California" title="State Bar of California">State Bar of California</a>,

Board of Legal Specialization and also designated a Certified

Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar

of California, Board of Legal Specialization.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-cert-9">[9]</a> He is a past member of the board of trustees for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_CPA_Education_Foundation" title="California CPA Education Foundation">California CPA Education Foundation</a>.

<h3>Commissioner</h3>On February 13, 2018, Rettig's nomination was received in the Senate and referred to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Finance" title="United States Senate Committee on Finance">Committee on Finance</a>.

During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on

June 28, 2018, Rettig "told lawmakers he would ensure that the agency is

'impartial and non-biased from top to bottom' and follows the law."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-20">[20]</a>

The committee approved his nomination on July 19, 2018. Rettig's

nomination was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 64–33 on

September 12, 2018.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Secretary Mnuchin administered the oath of office to Rettig on October 1, 2018.

In May 2018, four months prior to Rettig's confirmation as

commissioner, the IRS planned to cut 2,200 employees as part of its FY

2019 budget.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-22">[22]</a>

Rettig's proposed FY 2020 budget included cuts of an additional 1,800

employees. (Since FY 2010, IRS staffing has decreased by about 19

percent, primarily in compliance and enforcement.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-23">[23]</a>)

On May 21, 2019, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett" title="Lloyd Doggett">Lloyd Doggett</a>, a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas, called for Rettig to be jailed for not turning over then-President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s tax returns.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-jail-24">[24]</a>

Rettig has continued his duties as IRS Commissioner under the Biden administration. In May 2021, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica" title="ProPublica">ProPublica</a> published reported incomes and tax payments of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos" title="Jeff Bezos">Jeff Bezos</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk" title="Elon Musk">Elon Musk</a> as part of an investigative report about tax avoidance by the very wealthy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-mktwatch-26">[26]</a>

Taxpayer information is confidential however, and it is a criminal

violation for IRS employees to release it to the public or press.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-27">[27]</a>

In response to questioning by the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee,

Rettig said that he would launch an investigation into the potential

source of the ProPublica article detailing the billionaires' tax

returns.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-mktwatch-26">[26]</a>

<h3>Relationship to Trump administration</h3>In 2016, prior to being nominated to his post in the IRS by Trump, Rettig wrote an op-ed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> defending Trump's decision not to release his tax returns.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-28">[28]</a>

The piece also critiqued the work of what Rettig called a "wealth

squad" within the IRS that targeted high-income individuals for audits.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-29">[29]</a>

At his nomination, Rettig received criticism for failing to

disclose roughly a million dollars worth of rental income he had made

from Trump-branded hotel rental units.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-30">[30]</a>

<h3>Other activities</h3>Rettig

is active in numerous civic and philanthropic activities. He co-founded

the UCLA Extension Vets Count Scholarship Fund, designed to provide

scholarships for active duty and retired military personnel who are

working to realize their career goals in tax, accounting, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_management" title="Wealth management">wealth management</a>,

and other areas of the financial services industry as well as basic

coursework for personal growth in budgeting, financial literacy, and

investing.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-magic-10">[10]</a> Also, according to his official IRS bio,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-irs-11">[11]</a> he's "active in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Warrior_Project" title="Wounded Warrior Project">Wounded Warrior Project</a>,

Advance Guard." The Advance Guard is a charitable "monthly giving

program" in which participants donate a minimum of $19 per month by

check or credit card.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-31">[31]</a> According to Rettig's law firm biography on the website of his former firm, he's an associate member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="The Magic Castle">Academy of Magical Arts</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rettig#cite_note-32">[32]</a>

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Jun 9, 2022Mr. Rettig has held leadership roles in a number of professional organizations, most recently serving as Vice Chair-Administration, for the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation, and President of the American College of Tax Counsel. He was a member of the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) and served as IRSAC's chair from 2010 to 2011.
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Charles Paul Rettig (born November 18, 1956) [3] is an American attorney who is currently serving as the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On September 12, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed Rettig's nomination to be Commissioner for the term expiring November 12, 2022.
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Nov 23, 2021By valuing and respecting each other, we are better able to move forward together. I'm Chuck Rettig, and that's why I'm proud to say: "I work for the IRS." Chuck Rettig is the 49th Commissioner of the IRS. He joined the agency in October after spending 36 years as a tax lawyer in private practice.
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IRS employees take great personal pride in our mission. You have a long, distinguished track record of rising to challenges to support our vital mission on everything from the filing season to natural disasters. I am truly proud of the workforce and honored to lead such dedicated individuals.
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Mar 17, 2022Written Testimony of Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight on the Filing Season and IRS Operations Introduction Chairman Pascrell, Ranking Member Rice and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the filing season and IRS operations.
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And before Trump’s term was over, both were subjected to a process that tax lawyers refer to “only partly jokingly, as ‘an autopsy without the benefit of death,’” according to The New York Times. It’s been said that the only things certain in this world are death and taxes. But the odds that both Comey and McCabe would be subject to the IRS’ scrutiny at “random” as the IRS claims leave me deeply, deeply suspicious.<br /><br />Comey was notified in 2019 that his 2017 tax returns were selected for the rare audit program. McCabe was advised in 2021 that his 2019 returns would be scrutinized under the same program. Now, the chances of being selected for this audit are miniscule. There were almost 153 million individual returns filed for 2017, and the IRS selected only 5,000 for this most comprehensive of audits — that’s about one return out of every 30,600. If that’s not “random” enough for you: McCabe’s attorney was audited, too.<br /><br />The odds that both Comey and McCabe would be subject to the IRS’ scrutiny at “random” as the IRS claims leave me deeply, deeply suspicious.<br /><br />Before dismissing this as pure coincidence, let’s consider the following facts: Comey was fired by Trump in 2017 after Comey refused to publicly refute the existence of an FBI investigation into Trump – Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential campaign. “The Department of Justice has authorized me to confirm” the existence of a broader investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, Comey said during public congressional testimony. “We’re not going to say another word about it until we’re done.”<br /><br />McCabe was terminated in 2019, just 26 hours before hitting retirement and pension eligibility. The reason given was that he lacked candor while being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly inappropriate communication to a newspaper. McCabe later sued for wrongful termination and won in a settlement agreement. While the reason for the settlement isn’t public, clearly DOJ found it necessary to undo McCabe’s firing and reinstate his pension – with back pay – because something was amiss with either the opening of the case, how it was conducted, or how he was terminated.<br />Inspector general to investigate unusual audits of Trump enemies<br />July 7, 202207:41<br /><br />McCabe served as acting FBI director when Comey was fired, and in that role continued to oversee the Trump – Russia campaign investigation. Trump publicly harassed McCabe, and McCabe wrote in his book that during a phone call with the president, he mocked McCabe’s wife who ran for state office as a Democrat in Virginia.<br /><br />Finally, let us note that IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig was appointed by Trump to head the agency in 2018. He was thus the IRS’s leader when Comey and McCabe fell under the audit program. Rettig remains in that role today.<br />More from MSNBC Daily<br /><br />Must reads from Today's list<br />Sifting through rubble<br />A bombshell term at the Supreme Court will scar America for decades<br />Jessica Levinson<br />Opinion<br />Rudy Giuliani's legal eagles could be Trump's downfall<br />Hayes Brown<br /><br />The IRS has pushed back hard on any assertion that they would target specific individuals under this particular audit program, and called the notion “ludicrous.” Nevertheless, on Thursday, just one day after the audits were revealed, the IRS announced it would refer the matter to the Department of Treasury Inspector General.<br /><br />Rettig should be walked out of his office — now.<br /><br />During Trump’s administration, we heard him endlessly rant about a so-called “deep state” of federal employees buried deep within government agencies and intent on using their positions to do him harm. What we really need to know is the extent to which Trump appointees and loyalists who abused their positions may still be in government and still working on behalf of a former president instead of working for the American people.<br /><br />Rettig should be walked out of his office — now. At a minimum, he should be suspended pending the Inspector General inquiry. If the IG determines anyone at IRS violated the law, there should be a criminal referral and a swift prosecution. Congress too must open an investigation into what transpired with these highly invasive audits and plug any gaps identified in a program that may well have been misused to target Americans.<br /><br />There is a chance that this really is a random occurrence. After all, weather experts tell us that multiple lightning strikes in one place are more common than we think given certain atmospheric conditions. But a potential abuse of a system that touches every American’s life is a matter that goes beyond Trump and his own penchant for vengeance. Americans need to trust that their government will not turn its full punitive powers against them simply because they incurred the wrath of a president. If not, this will someday happen again – and we’ll all be wondering how we ignored the lightning strikes that set our democracy ablaze.<br />====<br /><br /></span></font></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: small; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">===<br /></span></font></font></div>