Trump Picks Tax Controversy Lawyer for IRS Chief Counsel Post

President Donald Trump has nominated Jim Gadwood, a private sector tax controversy attorney, to serve as the top lawyer at the IRS.

Gadwood, whose nomination was sent to the Senate Tuesday, would oversee the office that provides advice to IRS leaders and crafts regulations including to carry out the 2025 GOP tax law. The position has been pivotal in some of the most controversial decisions at the IRS since the start of the Trump administration.

Now vice chair of the tax department at Miller & Chevalier, he’d come to the IRS with experience working with large companies on federal tax ...