Overview

• Billy Long’s tenure ends today, making him the fifth leader of the IRS since January 2025.
• Long was confirmed in June by a 53-44 party-line Senate vote despite all Democrats opposing his limited tax-policy experience.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner pending the selection of a permanent nominee.
• The IRS’s taxpayer services division has lost roughly 22 percent of its staff under the administration’s efficiency drive.
• Senate Democrats continue an inquiry into Long’s promotion of a pandemic-era tax credit later found to be riddled with fraud allegations.