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Anna Taylor
Washington National Tax | Deputy Leader – Tax Policy Group
Principal | Deloitte Tax LLP
Anna joined the Washington National Tax office in 2023 as deputy managing principal of the Tax Policy Group. She brings nearly two decades of Capitol Hill experience that will inform insights regarding tax and trade policy and legislative priorities and strategies. She joins a team that monitors US tax legislative and regulatory developments and produces articles for Deloitte Tax’s weekly newsletter, Tax News & Views, and in-depth publications on issues such as the US deficit and US tax reform.
Anna joined Washington National Tax from the Office of the Senate Democratic Leader, where she was the Director of Economic Policy as well as Tax and Trade Counsel. During her time in this role, she was the principal tax negotiator on legislation such as the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. She developed, implemented, and managed the Senate Democratic Caucus economic policy agenda and acted as their primary floor advisor for tax, trade, financial services, retirement security and unemployment insurance legislation. She regularly interacted with the professional staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, and minority and majority staff of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Anna earned her BA in political science from Arkansas State University and her JD from University of Arkansas School of Law.