Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division

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The Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division is the senior U.S. Department of Justice official responsible for overseeing all federal civil and criminal tax litigation and related enforcement policy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Justice position
United States federal government position
appointedBy President of the United States
branchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States government
category United States Assistant Attorneys General
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
hasAuthorityOver authorization of certain civil tax suits
recommendations to prosecute criminal tax violations
heads Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice
jurisdiction federal tax laws of the United States
legalArea tax law
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
oversees Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice
partOf United States Department of Justice
positionInceptionWithinAgency Tax Division (created 1934)
reportsTo Deputy Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney General
responsibleFor appeals in federal tax cases handled by the Tax Division
coordination of nationwide tax enforcement
development of nationwide tax litigation strategy
ensuring uniform enforcement of federal tax laws
federal civil tax litigation
federal criminal tax litigation
litigation positions of the United States in tax cases
policy guidance on civil tax enforcement
policy guidance on criminal tax prosecutions
supervision of Tax Division attorneys
tax enforcement policy within the Department of Justice
sector public sector
style Assistant Attorney General
worksWith Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
United States Attorneys’ Offices

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Tax Division
headedBy
Office of Review within the Tax Division
overseenBy

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