Charles Rettig Email & Phone Number

Specializing in tax, Federal and state tax controversy matters and litigation, including tax-related examinations, investigations and appeals for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations throughout the country. For more than 35 years, Chuck Rettig has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, before numerous state taxing authorities and in federal and state court litigation and appeals. Mr. Rettig is a Certified Specialist in both Taxation Law and in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law (The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization) admitted to practice law in California, Hawai’i and Arizona (inactive). Chuck Rettig continues to provide advice and counsel, including tax and business related advice, to clients and their advisors throughout the world.As stated in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (before becoming Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service), "According to peers, Charles Rettig . . . is ‘phenomenal, just phenomenal.' Further, he "is regarded by market sources as a 'brilliant and gifted lawyer . . . a real star and a national leader'" who “enjoys a superb reputation and benefits from ‘great presence.’” Chambers USA has further stated “Fantastic controversy tax lawyer” Charles Rettig is “knowledgeable and very intelligent . . . a force to be reckoned with . . . a driving force in policy making at the national level with great client skills when it comes to sensitive matters.”Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified, tax-focused, mid-market, multi-service lawq firm with almost 200 attorneys providing value at the highest level of client service. Our hallmark is highly personalized attention to our clients’, working with established and upcoming businesses, the largest multi-nationals, entrepreneurs with sophisticated legal needs, as well as start-up ventures and family offices.

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22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI), a management and technology consulting company, is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. TSCTI is currently supporting many of the nation’s mission-critical programs including Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, Application Modernization, IT Infrastructure, O&M , and Workforce Solutions with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. Recently, TSCTI has expanded services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.

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Using innovative technology, Optifino seamlessly bridges the gap between insurance and investments by methodically enhancing transparency, protection, tax management, and liquidity. This innovative approach empowers clients and their professional advisors to confidently navigate the financial landscape while maximizing the potential of their assets.

K1x is the leading data distribution platform for alternative investment reporting. The K1x software solution is the first-ever all-digital K-1 packet production platform the software automates tax compliance for alternative investments helps K-1 and K-3 producers and receivers to collaborate digitally, reducing or eliminating manual, analog processes the result — faster delivery times, more accurate information, increased transparency and streamlined reporting.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Co-founder of the UCLA Extension VETS COUNT Scholarship Fund designed to provide scholarships for active duty and retired military personnel who are working to realize their career goals in tax, accounting, wealth management, and other areas of the financial services industry as well as basic coursework for personal growth in budgeting, financial literacy, and investing.

As Commissioner, Mr. Rettig presided over the nation’s tax system managing an agency of more than 80,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $14.1 billion. The IRS plays an important role generating more than 95% of the gross revenue of our country, more than $4.9 trillion in FY22. In part, the success of the United States in providing meaningful services and benefits—such as infrastructure, education, Economic Impact Payments, Child Tax Credits and supporting our freedom—depends upon the success of the IRS.

The PADI FOUNDATION encourages and supports research and education related to aquatic environments. Since 1992, the Foundation has awarded almost $4.7 million to almost 900 projects. The Foundation ( http://padifoundation.org ) funds and assist worthwhile projects that either (i) Enrich mankind's understanding of aquatic environments and encourage sensitivity to and protection of ecosystems, (ii) Increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that will benefit the general diving public and add to the scientific understanding of man's relationship and ability to survive in the underwater environment, or (iii) Improve understanding of, and response to, hazards to humans and ecosystems related to climate change in coastal and ocean environments. The PADI Foundation is an IRC Section 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization. It is a separate and distinct organization, corporately unrelated to PADI, Inc. and its affiliates, but funded through International PADI, Inc.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Before joining the IRS, Mr. Rettig was with a tax law firm in Los Angeles, California for more than 36 years. In his practice, Mr. Rettig represented thousands of individuals, businesses and corporate taxpayers before the IRS, the Department of Justice Tax Division, federal and state courts, and state taxing authorities. These cases involved civil examinations and appeals, tax collection matters and criminal investigations.Commissioner Rettig previously held leadership roles in several professional organizations, most recently serving as Vice Chair-Administration, for the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation, and President of the American College of Tax Counsel. He was a member of the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) and served as IRSAC’s chair from 2010 to 2011. He previously served as Chair of the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California and has served on the advisory boards of both the Franchise Tax Board and the Board of Equalization in his home state of California. He has been a featured speaker and panelist at hundreds of tax conferences throughout the U.S., Europe and Central America and has authored numerous tax-related articles.

New York, New York, United States