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Timothy McCormally


Timothy McCormally joined the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility as a Special Counsel in February 2021, and from September 2022 to April 2023, he served as OPR’s Acting Director. Previously he served 7 years as a director in KPMG’s Washington National Tax Practice, 30 years with Tax Executives Institute (both as general counsel and executive director), and 6 years as a tax associate with the predecessor of Eversheds Sutherland. Timothy received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a frequent speaker and author on topics of tax ethics and professionalism, has published a book of poetry, and served four years on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Counsel, including one year as Chair of the overall group.