Jarod Koopman to Lead IRS Enforcement (Acting CTCO)

Jarod Koopman to Lead IRS Enforcement (Acting CTCO)Jarod Koopman named Acting Chief Tax Compliance Officer, overseeing enforcement divisions: LBI, SB/SE, TE/GE, Criminal Investigation (CI), Office of Professional Responsibility, Return Preparer Office, and Whistleblower Office.Background: CI executive since 2016; built Cyber Crimes and Cyber and Forensics Services; led IRS-CI’s growth in crypto tracing and dark web investigations.Field leadership: Former ASAC in Chicago and SAC in Detroit; managed sensitive, high-profile cases in MI and IL.Earlier roles: Supervisory Special Agent (W.D.N.Y.), Senior Analyst at IRS HQ (ASLP graduate), worked on identity theft as a national priority in 2012.Bio: Upstate NY native; Nazareth University graduate; FLETC and IRS-CI training top graduate.Additional leadership move: Stewart Pearlman to serve as acting Deputy Chief in CTCO; prior roles include acting Deputy COO, ACA IT team lead, CIO Chief of Staff, and Procurement Chief of Staff (2019–2025).