Tom West joins KPMG in Washington

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Tom West joins KPMG in Washington

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Tom West has moved from his role as tax legislative counsel at the US Treasury’s office of tax policy to join KPMG as principal in the Washington national tax practice’s passthroughs group.

Before the move, West served at the Treasury since 2014, where he was responsible for developing and reviewing policy, legislation, regulations, and other published guidance dealing with domestic federal law, including aspects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

At KPMG, West will focus primarily on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

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