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Dave Koenig
Vice President, Tax
As Vice President for Tax, Dave Koenig serves as RILA's leader on tax policy issues. In 2017, his advocacy helped achieve one of the retail industry's top priorities: comprehensive tax reform that reduced the corporate tax rate. Koenig joined RILA in 2016 from the National Restaurant Association (NRA), where he served as vice president of tax and profitability for six years. While there, Koenig advocated for top legislative issues affecting the restaurant industry, including tax policy, interchange fee reform, access to capital, and data security.Prior to his time at the NRA, Koenig was a tax policy director for the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), leading their efforts on federal tax legislation and regulatory issues. Koenig is a former senior tax attorney for Texaco, Inc., tax counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as a tax attorney for the accounting firm Ernst & Whinney. Koenig earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from Rutgers College and his JD from George Washington University Law School.
Latest Insights from Dave Koenig

Blog Post
Healthy Workplaces Act Introduced
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 03/03/2021

Blog Post
Net Operating Loss Carryback Provision Under Attack
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 02/05/2021
Blog Post
Executive Order Defers Payment of Employee Share of Payroll
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 08/10/2020

Blog Post
Tax Provisions Included in Senate GOP Coronavirus Bills
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 07/28/2020
Press Release
Retailers Welcome Bill to Promote Healthy Workplaces
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 07/16/2020

Blog Post
Retailers Ask IRS to Rethink Tax-Credit Rule
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 05/05/2020
Regulatory Comment Letter
Comments on GILTI Expense Allocation Rules
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 07/23/2019

Blog Post
Tax Bills See Progress in the House
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 06/21/2019
Blog Post
Congress Passes IRS Reforms Legislation
- By [Dave Koenig]
- 06/14/2019

Article
Comprehensive Tax Reform
- By [Dave Koenig]