The Auctioneer and the Treasury Chief: How Billy Long Fell Short at the I.R.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had started to put his own mark on the job.

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Trump Is Removing Billy Long as the I.R.S. Head 2 Months After He Was Confirmed

Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, will no longer serve as the tax agency’s head. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will oversee the agency as acting commissioner, according to a U.S. official.

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Trump Hosts I.R.S. Commissioner in Oval Office

The ceremonial swearing-in is the latest sign of the unusual relationship the president is cultivating with the tax agency.

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Senate Confirms Billy Long to Lead I.R.S., Ignoring Troubled Tax Credit History

The former Republican congressman and auctioneer also had a brief career selling tax credits, including one that the I.R.S. said did not exist and another it said was rife with fraud.

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Trump’s Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit

Billy Long’s effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.

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I.R.S. Commissioner to Quit as Trump Takes Office

Mr. Trump has said he plans to nominate Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, to the role.

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Billy Long Promised Huge Tax Refunds. Now Trump Wants Him to Lead the I.R.S.

Since leaving Congress in 2023, Billy Long has peddled a pandemic-era tax credit that the I.R.S. has warned is a magnet for fraud.

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Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S.

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.

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