David Kautter | |
|---|---|
| Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
| In office November 13, 2017 – September 30, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Koskinen |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. Rettig |
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy | |
| In office September 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mark Mazur |
| Succeeded by | Mark Mazur (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
David Kautter is an American lawyer and tax policy advisor. He was the Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury for Tax Policy from 2017 to 2021. He was a partner at accounting firm RSM International.
Kautter was a partner at Ernst & Young and served as tax legislative counsel for former U.S. Senator John Danforth.
On October 26, 2017, President Donald Trump announced the designation of Kautter to be the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service effective November 13, 2017.