US EditionBilly Long Out As IRS Commissioner Just Weeks After He Was Sworn In
UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Scott Bessent becomes the sixth IRS leader this year amid agency restructuring and criticism over outdated systems and budget overruns, reflecting ongoing political pressures.
- On August 8, 2025, President Donald Trump removed IRS Commissioner Billy Long after less than two months, appointing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as Acting IRS Commissioner according to a White House official.
- This marks the sixth IRS leadership change since Douglas O'Donnell took over on January 21, 2025, with Long being the most recent.
- With 200 days at the Treasury, Bessent's deep loyalty to Trump and his financial expertise underpin his appointment as acting IRS commissioner.
- Investigators report they have obtained alarming information about Long and will pursue the inquiry, according to Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member, despite his opposition.
- The IRS is navigating major workforce reductions while overhauling outdated systems, with its modernization project 30 years behind schedule and $15 billion over budget, according to a White House official.
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Trump Removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long After 2 Months, Appoints Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent As Acting Chief Amid Agency Leadership Crisis
President Trump has fired IRS Commissioner Billy Long just two months after his confirmation, naming Scott Bessent as interim head amid ongoing agency instability.
Trump is burning through IRS heads at a rate of almost 1 a month. Here's who's held the job, and why they left.
President Donald Trump has gone through six IRS leaders so far this year.Getty ImagesThe IRS is about to have its seventh leader this year.IRS Commissioner Billy Long is leaving the agency less than two months after his confirmation.It's a time of significant turnover at the IRS, from top to bottom.President Donald Trump is over six and a half months into his second term. In that time, he's averaged a new IRS leader roughly every month.There hav…
Billy Long will not remain in office as interim commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As initially reported by The New York Times and later confirmed CNN, Donald Trump dismissed the former Congressman of Missouri and replaced him interimly by Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury. The decision bequeathed just two months after Long was confirmed by the Senate. Read more]]>
JUST IN: Scott Bessent Picked For Powerful New Role
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was appointed by President Donald Trump on Friday to serve as the acting IRS commissioner, a powerful role that empowers Bessent like no other treasurer before him. Bessent, who serves as a de facto whisperer to Wall Street on behalf of the administration, will oversee both the government’s disbursements as well as its collection of revenue, the first time in history that one person has held both roles simul…
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