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Asked about the report, a White House spokeswoman said the
administration had no personnel announcements to make for now.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Rettig will have to oversee
implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed by Congress
and signed into law by Trump in December, that makes major
changes to the tax code.
He will also have to deal with an agency weakened by sharply
reduced staffing after budget cuts by Republican lawmakers in
recent years. The IRS has lost more than 17,000 employees,
almost 20 percent of its staff, since 2010.
Rettig, who has been at Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez
in California for more than 35 years, specializes in federal and
state civil tax and criminal tax controversy matters and tax
litigation, according to his entry on the law firm's website.
He has represented clients before the IRS, the Justice
Department's Tax Division, numerous state tax authorities and in
federal and state court litigation and appeals, the entry said.
Rettig has also chaired the IRS Advisory Council, which counsels
the commissioner on tax administration issues, according to the
website.
(Reporting by Eric Walsh; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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