IRS Crypto Chief Trish Turner Steps Down After Just 3 Months
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Trish Turner resigned from her role as head of the Internal Revenue Service’s crypto division on Friday, August 22, 2025. Her departure comes just three months after taking the position and marks another shake-up in the agency’s struggling digital assets unit. Turner announced her resignation in a LinkedIn post, ending more than 20 years of service with the IRS. She will join private sector crypto tax firm Crypto Tax Girl as tax director, according to Bloomberg Tax reporting. Short-Lived Leadership Role The 20-year IRS veteran took over the digital assets division in May 2025 after two previous leaders left their positions. Sulolit “Raj” Mukherjee and Seth Wilks, both private-sector experts brought in to run the crypto unit, departed after roughly one year in their roles. Turner’s quick exit continues a troubling pattern of leadership instability in the IRS crypto division. The agency has struggled to maintain consistent leadership while facing major changes in cryptocurrency taxation rules. Source: Linkedin “After more than 20 years with the IRS, I have closed an extraordinary chapter of my career,” Turner wrote in her resignation post. She added that her team helped build programs and laid groundwork for the IRS’s digital asset strategy as crypto shifted from niche to mainstream. Moving to Private Sector Turner will work as tax director at Crypto Tax Girl, a firm that helps clients navigate cryptocurrency tax requirements. She will also collaborate with UK-based firm Asset Reality on crypto-related projects. Laura Walter, founder of Crypto Tax Girl, confirmed Turner’s appointment. “With all of the big crypto tax and compliance changes on the horizon, we are excited to have Trish on board to help advise our clients,” Walter said in a statement. The move reflects a growing trend of regulatory professionals leaving government roles for private sector positions in the crypto…
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