"I’m An Enforcement Guy, I’m A Taxpayer Service Guy --
I Hope To Touch Every Aspect Of The Tax Service,"
he told an audience of over a thousand accountants in his keynote at the American Institute of CPAs’ 2019 Engage conference.
“Last year we collected $3.5 trillion -- 95 percent of the gross revenue of the U.S. government,” he explained. “We cannot have a functioning government without a functioning IRS.”
That is beginning to be recognized in Washington, he noted: “There is a bipartisan feeling that we need a fully functioning Internal Revenue Service,” he said, noting that Congress is seeking $12 billion in appropriations for its next budget. “Though we’d like to see it raised!”
Regardless of the final budget figure, he thinks the service is better-positioned than some might think.
“I thrive on tax,” said Rettig, who was a tax attorney for three decades before becoming commissioner. “I read the cases every day and I read the guidance -- I’ll never lose my passion for tax.”
As a practitioner himself -- the first to helm the IRS in 20 years, since Margaret Milner Richardson in 1997-1998 -- he called on the audience at Engage to work more closely with the service.
We will have a much greater presence on enforcement than before. We will be in every neighborhood that we can be, we’ll be touching people -- but a fair touch.”
Beyond those goals, Rettig hopes to leave the IRS much improved when his term is up in 2022.
“I believe we have a real opportunity to make the tax system to better,” he said, before adding:
How many jobs do you have where you can make a real difference for people you’ll never meet? I can go home at the end of the day and say, ‘I did this today -- do you know how many people it will help?’”
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he told an audience of over a thousand accountants in his keynote at the American Institute of CPAs’ 2019 Engage conference.
“Last year we collected $3.5 trillion -- 95 percent of the gross revenue of the U.S. government,” he explained. “We cannot have a functioning government without a functioning IRS.”
That is beginning to be recognized in Washington, he noted: “There is a bipartisan feeling that we need a fully functioning Internal Revenue Service,” he said, noting that Congress is seeking $12 billion in appropriations for its next budget. “Though we’d like to see it raised!”
Regardless of the final budget figure, he thinks the service is better-positioned than some might think.
"This Is Not The Old IRS -- Yes, We Have Fewer Employees And Fewer Resources, But This Is 2019.
Data And Analytics -- I Could Leave It There, But The Things We Have Internally Are Fantastic," He Said.
“I thrive on tax,” said Rettig, who was a tax attorney for three decades before becoming commissioner. “I read the cases every day and I read the guidance -- I’ll never lose my passion for tax.”
As a practitioner himself -- the first to helm the IRS in 20 years, since Margaret Milner Richardson in 1997-1998 -- he called on the audience at Engage to work more closely with the service.
"Taxpayers Who Are Trying To Do It Right Will Have My Support," He Promised.
"Those Who Wake Up With An Idea Of A Creative Way Not To Pay Tax -- I’m Paying Attention To That.
We will have a much greater presence on enforcement than before. We will be in every neighborhood that we can be, we’ll be touching people -- but a fair touch.”
Beyond those goals, Rettig hopes to leave the IRS much improved when his term is up in 2022.
“I believe we have a real opportunity to make the tax system to better,” he said, before adding:
"And We’re Hiring!
We’re Hiring Across The Board --
In LB&I, Criminal Investigation, And Many Other Areas.
How many jobs do you have where you can make a real difference for people you’ll never meet? I can go home at the end of the day and say, ‘I did this today -- do you know how many people it will help?’”
Have a IRS Tax Problem?
Contact the Tax Lawyers at
Marini& Associates, P.A.
for a FREE Tax HELP Contact Us at:
orToll Free at 888-8TaxAid (888) 882-9243
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