Trish Turner Quits IRS Crypto Post, Joins Private Tax Firm

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: August 25, 2025

Key Takeaways

Trish Turner resigned as head of the Internal Revenue Service's digital assets office after just three months in the role;
She will become tax director at Crypto Tax Girl, confirmed by founder Laura Walter on LinkedIn;
Turner’s exit follows earlier departures by Sulolit "Raj" Mukherjee and Seth Wilks in the same division.

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Trish Turner has ended her short-term leading the Internal Revenue Service’s digital assets office.

Turner took the position in May but announced her exit only three months later.

Her next journey is already confirmed. Turner will join Crypto Tax Girl as tax director, according to Bloomberg Tax and a LinkedIn post by the firm’s founder, Laura Walter.

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Walter welcomed her by noting that upcoming changes in tax reporting will require strong guidance and said Turner will help clients prepare.

Turner first shared the news in a LinkedIn post on August 22. She wrote that after two decades at the IRS, she was grateful to colleagues who shaped her path and described the work as meaningful.

She added that during her time in the role, the team created new programs and built the foundation for handling cryptocurrencies as they became more mainstream.

Although she did not mention her new employer in that post, Turner explained she planned to continue working in the same area from a different position.

Turner’s appointment in the IRS crypto division came after the exit of Sulolit "Raj" Mukherjee and Seth Wilks, who were both recruited from the private sector and each stayed about a year.

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