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Senate confirms Charles Rettig as IRS commissioner...
washingtonexaminer ^ | 9/12/2018 | by Joseph Lawler

Posted on 09/12/2018 4:37:55 PM PDT by caww

Rettig will take over from Trump Treasury official David Kautter, who has been running the IRS on an interim basis since the departure last fall of John Koskinen, an Obama appointee who was despised by Republicans.

In confirmation hearings, Rettig said that his overriding goal would be to restore confidence in the IRS, which has for years been the objection of conservative suspicion and faced significant budget cuts.

Rettig will be tasked with implementing the new tax law passed by Republicans and signed into law by Trump in December. The IRS was afforded a modest increase in funding this spring to help with implementing the major overhaul of the tax code.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: irs; kautter; koskinen; rettig; trumpirs

1 posted on 09/12/2018 4:37:55 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

“restore confidence”

... in your rapist.

... in your thief.

... in the IRS.

Orwellian.


2 posted on 09/12/2018 4:40:58 PM PDT by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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To: caww

I want removal of thousands of 501 c 3 classifications for socialist foundations right now. Nothing is done if you do! John Koskinen in not in jail so our guy commits no crime.. Let’s get it ON!!


3 posted on 09/12/2018 4:44:27 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump promised “shut down the government” in September; if no wall!!)
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To: caww

Could start by shuttering the agency and funding Fred.gov off tariffs as the founders envisioned.

Fed Reserve doesn’t go away until the income tax does. The 16th amendment was passed first before the Fed Reserve Act


4 posted on 09/12/2018 4:50:16 PM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible")
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To: TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed

Will he have the guts to demand that all persons whose correct Social Security numbers are being used by others be notified???


5 posted on 09/12/2018 5:18:22 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: caww

Trump is 2 years in and he’s just getting the IRS Commissioner, how many more are waiting for confirmation in his administration?


6 posted on 09/12/2018 5:25:18 PM PDT by conservativesister
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