Friday, August 13, 2004

IRS Chief Counsel Donald Korb today announced (IR-2004-107) the selection of Jonathan Zelnik as acting Senior Counsel to the Chief Counsel. In this role, Zelnik will be the primary adviser to the Chief Counsel on abusive tax transactions:

“Halting the promotion and use of abusive tax schemes is one of my top priorities. We have many talented and dedicated attorneys in Counsel working on shelters, and the Senior Counsel will play a key role as my principal advisor in achieving this goal. Jonathan’s background analyzing complex tax shelters and experience in the Office of Chief Counsel make him a solid choice for this important position.”

Zelnik has worked for Chief Counsel since October 1994. A 1994 graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, he started in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Financial Institutions and Products. Later he became the Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Tax Shelters, in the Office of the Division Counsel for Large and Mid-Size Business and most recently was Special Counsel to the Senior Counsel.