Treasury Taps 'IRS CEO' As Agency Navigates Overhaul During Shutdown

Tax attorney Abbey Garber was featured in a Thomson Reuters article about U.S. Department of the Treasury's creation of a new "IRS CEO" role and the agency's operational outlook amid a government shutdown and workforce reductions. Drawing on his experience as an attorney in the IRS' Office of Chief Counsel, Mr. Garber described the agency as in flux, noting leadership turnover, staffing losses of roughly 25,000 employees this year and likely delays in guidance could affect implementation of major legislation and potentially spur more tax litigation. The article also highlighted the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' (AICPA) concerns about the shutdown's effects on return processing and services, even as the IRS contingency plan aims to keep core functions running with Inflation Reduction Act funding.

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