Iowa Department of Revenue Update

Ben Clough is the Policy Director for Corporate Income and Franchise Taxes with the Iowa Department of Revenue. Ben is a graduate of Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa College of Law. He has been with the Department of Revenue for 10 years.

Kurt Konek, CGMA, Policy Director for Individual Income, Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building

Kurt Konek, CPA, is the Individual Income Tax Policy Director - Research and Policy Division, with the Iowa Department of Revenue.

Mary Mosiman, Director, Iowa Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building

Mary Mosiman is the Director at the Iowa Department of Revenue where she oversees the Department’s compliance, collections, and operations sections. Mosiman has a prominent career in public service. She served as State Auditor from 2013 to 2018. Prior to that, she was Deputy of Elections for Iowa Secretary of State and Story County Auditor. A certified public accountant, Mosiman earned her degree in business and accounting from Iowa State University. She is a member of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Ames Morning Rotary Club, and the Ames Chamber of Commerce.

Matt Bishop is policy director for sales and excise taxes at the Iowa Department of Revenue. His areas of focus include sales and use tax, fuel taxes, and cigarette and tobacco taxes. He is a 2011 graduate of Drake Law School. Previously, he was a staff attorney at the Iowa Court of Appeals, tax attorney at the Iowa Department of Revenue, and law clerk for the Iowa District Court in District 5C.

Nick Behlke, Iowa Department of Revenue Internal Services Division

Nick Behlke is the Policy Director - Local Government Services, Sales and Excise Tax with the Iowa Department of Revenue.

Robin Anderson, Ph.D., Chief Economist & Division Administra, Iowa Department of Revenue Internal Services Division

Robin Anderson is the State Chief Economist and Division Administrator for the research and policy division at the Iowa Department of Revenue. In her role as Division Administrator, Robin oversees four policy directors, who lead and drive tax policy administration within the Department. She also oversees the Research team. The Research Bureau produces fiscal estimates, reviews and administers tax credits, and produces economic and tax forecasts for the Revenue Estimating Conference. In her role as State Chief Economist, Robin oversees revenue and economic forecasting provided to the Revenue Estimating conference. Robin also provides counsel on the Iowa, U.S., and global economy to the executive branch including the Governor’s office, meeting regularly with the Governor and providing briefings. Robin worked at Principal Financial Group as a senior economist, reporting to the Chief Global Economist, from 2011 and 2020. Prior to that, she worked as an economist at the U.S. Census Bureau. Robin has numerous speaking engagements in the U.S., from Deadwood, South Dakota to New York. In her role at Principal Financial Group, Robin did a variety of print interviews for news agencies including Bloomberg, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.