Margaret Von Lienen CPA

Margaret Von Lienen is currently serving as the Director, Exempt Organizations/Government Entities in the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division where she is responsible for overseeing the compliance and determination activities of Exempt Organizations, Federal, State and Local Governments/Employment Tax, Indian Tribal Governments and Tax Exempt Bonds. Prior to this position, Margaret was the Director of Exempt Organizations Examinations where she provided executive oversight of the nation-wide compliance strategy and examinations.

Margaret is a 2014 graduate of the Candidate Development Program. Prior to joining TEGE in January 2015, Margaret held a number of leadership positions in Large Business and International Division including, Acting Director of Field Operations (DFO)-East, Retail, Food Transportation and Healthcare Industry, Acting DFO-Southeast, Heavy Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Industry, Acting DFO-West, Retail, Food, Transportation and Healthcare, Executive Assistant to the LB&I Deputy Commissioner – Domestic, and LB&I Territory Manager in St. Louis, MO. Margaret began her management career as a LB&I Team Manager in Memphis, TN in 2005. Margaret joined the IRS in 1984, in St. Louis, MO, as a Revenue Agent and held numerous positions in Examination including Revenue Agent, Quality Reviewer, CEP Team Member, Recruiter and Senior Team Coordinator.

Margaret holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Truman State University and a Masters in Taxation from Florida Atlantic University. She is a CPA, licensed in Missouri. Margaret and her husband Scott live near Cincinnati, OH and have two grown children and one grandchild.