President Donald Trump has appointed David Kautter, assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department, as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in a move that takes effect Nov. 13, the White House reported Thursday.
Kautter previously worked at professional services firm EY in positions such as director of national tax as well as national director of compensation and benefits, tax services, human resource services, tax methodology development and delivery.
The 40-year tax management veteran also served as a partner and leader of Washington National Tax at RSM US; managing director of the Kogod Tax Center at the American University’s Kogod School of Business; director of national tax at Arthur Young; tax legislative counsel at the U.S. Senate.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and a juris doctorate from Georgetown University.
