Trump Prepares to Pick His Own Auditor at the IRS

Koskinen’s term expires Nov. 12, no replacement named
IRS commissioner key in administering changes to tax code

A man enters the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 7, 2010.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Saleha Mohsin

September 28, 2017 at 8:00 AM UTC

Updated on

September 28, 2017 at 6:17 PM UTC

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Donald Trump soon will get to choose a new leader for the IRS, a person who may have two high-profile and sensitive jobs: helping implement the president’s proposed tax cuts and overseeing an audit of his tax returns.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen’s term expires on Nov. 12 and he is unlikely to be reappointed. He was hired by President Barack Obama and is loathed by congressional Republicans, who tried to impeach him in 2016.