President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would nominate former Rep. Billy Long as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, signaling his intent to oust Danny Werfel before his term ends in 2027.

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 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.

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

Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long was tapped on Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Internal Revenue Service. Trump called Long — who served six terms representing a Southwest Missouri district — a “consummate people person,

The incoming president said he has known Long since 2011, and touted his 12-year tenure in the House in a post on Truth Social. Long has also spent 32 years in real estate, and worked as an auctioneer.

Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be next commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday that he is nominating former Missouri representative Billy Long of Springfield to become the Commissioner of the

President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Rep. Billy Long (R-Miss.) 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,

President-elect Trump said he would nominate former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) to be IRS commissioner. Why it matters: Trump and congressional conservatives have long had the IRS in their crosshairs, opposing Biden administration efforts to ramp up the tax agency's funding and audit capability.

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