Douglas O'Donnell
{{Short description|American government official}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Doug O'Donnell
|image = Doug O'Donnell.jpg
|caption = O'Donnell in 2022
|office = Commissioner of Internal Revenue
|term_label = Acting
|president = Donald Trump
|term_start = January 20, 2025
|term_end = February 28, 2025
|predecessor = Daniel Werfel
|successor = Melanie Krause (acting)
|president1 = Joe Biden
|term_label1 = Acting
|term_start1 = November 13, 2022
|term_end1 = March 13, 2023
|predecessor1 = Charles P. Rettig
|successor1 = Daniel Werfel
|office2 = Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue
|president2 = Joe Biden
|term_start2 = January 9, 2024
|term_end2 = February 28, 2025
|successor2 = Melanie Krause
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|education = University of Maryland, College Park {{small|(BS)}}
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Douglas O'Donnell is an American government official who served as acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue from November 2022 to March 2023, and later from January 2025 until his retirement on February 28, 2025.
Early life and education
O'Donnell graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.{{Cite web |url=https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-statement-doug-odonnell-to-serve-as-acting-commissioner |title=IRS Statement — Doug O'Donnell to serve as Acting Commissioner |access-date=July 29, 2023}}
Career
O'Donnell began his IRS career as a revenue agent in Washington, DC in 1986. He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Maryland.{{Cite web |url=https://www.event.law.com/bti-bank-tax-institute/doug-odonnell |title=Doug O'Donnell: IRS Deputy Commissioner of Services and Enforcement |access-date=July 29, 2023}} He eventually became Deputy Commissioner (International) in LB&I, Assistant Deputy Commissioner (International) in LB&I, Director of Competent Authority & International Coordination, Director of International Compliance, Strategy & Policy, deputy director, Pre-Filing and Technical Guidance, then the Director of Field Operations, Heavy Manufacturing and Transportation Industry. He then spent six years as the Commissioner of the IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) Division, followed by becoming the Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement before becoming the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on November 13, 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/28/yellen-odonnell-temporarily-lead-irs-00063969 |title=Yellen names O'Donnell to temporarily steer IRS as it readies for major expansion |website=Politico |access-date=July 29, 2023}}
On February 25, 2025, it was announced that O'Donnell would retire on February 28, to be succeeded as both deputy and acting commissioner by Melanie Krause.{{cite web |title=Krause to serve as acting IRS Commissioner; O’Donnell retires after distinguished career |url=https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/krause-to-serve-as-acting-irs-commissioner-odonnell-retires-after-distinguished-career |publisher=Internal Revenue Service |access-date=February 26, 2025 |date=February 25, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{C-SPAN|130410}}
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Category:Commissioners of Internal Revenue