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Who represents government agencies as responsible officers for IRS purposes?

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

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Q. We are a government agency and are wondering how other government agencies are deciding who represents them as the resposible officer in the new IRS submission system. For example, is it the accounts payable manager, or someone higher than that? Such as a CFO? Or is it just the person who reviews and processes their W-9? A. (Answered by the IOFM Ask the Expert Team) Our IOFM tax expert confirmed that selecting a representative as the RO in the new IRS submission system is determined by the…

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