Billy Long was sworn in as the 51st commissioner of the IRS on June 16. He’ll finish out the term of his predecessor, Danny Werfel, who resigned as IRS commissioner on Jan. 20, 2025. Long served as a U.S. representative for Missouri’s 7th Congressional District from 2011 to 2023. He said he plans to develop a more taxpayer-friendly agency by transforming the IRS’s culture. In a message to employees, Long wrote: “In my first 90 days I plan to ask you, my employee partners, to help me develop a new culture here. I’m big on culture, and I’m anxious to develop one that makes your lives and the taxpayers’ lives better.” Long’s term will run through Nov. 12, 2027.
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