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.

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,

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

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 Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday that he is nominating former Missouri Rep. Billy Long of Springfield to become the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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.

President-elect Trump announced Wednesday he is nominating former Sen. Kelly Loeffler and former Rep. Billy Long to head the Small Business Administration and IRS, respectively.

Mo., who retired after losing a 2022 Senate bid, got the nod from President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to be his nominee for IRS commissioner. Long served for six terms in the House and left Congress after placing a distant fourth in the GOP primary to succeed retiring Sen.