The move would effectively fire the current I.R.S. commissioner, whose term was set to last to 2027, and shake up an agency that the Biden administration has been spending billions to beef up.

Long, a long-time auctioneer who served as the 7th District representative in the U.S. House until 2022, was an early and vocal Trump supporter.

President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Billy Long to lead the IRS, effectively pledging to fire the tax collector’s current leader, a Biden appointee.

President-elect Trump said he would nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) to serve as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a Wednesday post on Truth Social. “I am pleased to announce that former Congressman Billy Long,

The incoming president said he has known Long since 2011, and touted his 12-year tenure in the House in a post on Truth Social. Long has also spent 32 years in real estate, and worked as an auctioneer.

Long, a Missouri Republican, would replace Danny Werfel before his term ends in 2027.

President-elect Donald Trump said he is selecting former US Representative Billy Long to serve as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, enlisting a Republican who served in Congress for an incoming administration aiming to renew and expand a broad package of tax cuts.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked former congressman Billy Long to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service tax body.

Billy Long, who represented southwest Missouri, was one of the first elected officials to jump on the “Trump train,” a phrase he claims to have coined.

President-elect Trump said he would nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) to be IRS commissioner. Why it matters: Trump and congressional conservatives have long had the IRS in their crosshairs, opposing Biden administration efforts to ramp up the tax agency's funding and audit capability.