The IRS service has been appointed Trich Turner, an old warrior in the agency for 20 years, as a new head of the Digital Asset Department.
Change of driving is just as the Tax Authority faces internal disturbances and outpatient criticism of the encryption strategy.
The move comes after the calm exit of two experts in the private sector, Sololite “Raj” Mukirji and Seth Wilkes, who were brought to participate in the leadership of the agency’s digital asset office.
With more than 23,000 employees in the Tax Authority, they explore the option to leave their roles amid the uncertainty in politics under the second Trump administration, it appears that a road map to enforce encryption in the agency at a crossroads.
Leading the Tax Authority in the turmoil
Mukherje and Wilks joined the Tax Authority in early 2023 to help design and implement the applicant for the agency’s advanced digital assets.
Mukherjee has served as Executive Director of OCC, while Wilks was the Executive Director of the Digital Asset Strategy and Development.
They were leaving Emphasized via Bloomberg And LinkedIn, respectively, although the individual publicly did not mention the reason for their exit.
Trech Turner, who was working as a senior consultant at the Digital Asset Office, will lead the team moving in the growing scrutiny of industry and policy friction.
Her appointment comes at a time when the Tax Authority is assigned to implement new rules for encryption mediators, while he responds simultaneously to the challenges of the internal workforce and a changing political environment.
The bases of the mediator under the fire while the Tax Authority intensifies the oversight
The Tax Authority has expanded its supervision of the encryption activity in recent years, as criminal investigations were launched in tax evasion and payment for more reporting transparency.
In 2024, it introduced new rules for reporting the mediator aimed at covering exchanges, portfolio and other brokers in the ecosystem of digital assets.
However, these rules faced a violent reaction from both industry groups and legislators, who argue that the definitions are very wide and may affect decentralized protocols or non -trustee services.
While the Tax Authority confirms that the new framework is necessary to fill the tax gap, critics claim that it may suffocate innovation and push companies abroad.
Turner is now inherited the responsibility for achieving the balance between the participation of the stakeholders, as the Tax Authority continues to provide comments on a scale and implement these reporting requirements.
The Trump administration indicates the transformation of politics
Turner’s appointment also coincides with early signs of a shift in the direction of the encryption policy in Washington.
The second Trump administration, which took office in January 2025, is widely expected to take a more suitable approach to digital assets.
This political transition has already affected the workforce in the Tax Authority.
According to the agency, more than 23,000 employees at the agency expressed their interest in resigning according to the recently re -presented option program by the administration.
While all these things will be translated into confirmed resignations, the number indicates great inner uncertainty.
The deferred resignation option for qualified employees allows the choice of a separation plan that delays their departure, which gives the administration flexibility with the tax authority also enabled the reassessment of its employees and its operating focus during the transfer period.
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