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IRS acting commissioner Scott Bessent spent 45 minutes in the building to reassure the troops that he is hands-on and taking charge of the organization after a period of uncertainty — six days ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made his inaugural visit to the IRS as acting commissioner on Thursday, after he replaced ...
Donald Trump appointee Billy Long’s two-month tenure at the Internal Revenue Service was littered with missteps, confusion ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had ...
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Turnover at the top of IRS means fewer IRS agents, fewer audits and questions about implementing the new tax law ...
President Trump’s removal of Billy Long as head of the IRS after only two months on the job has cast an uncomfortable ...
The former congressman and auctioneer had been confirmed by the Senate in June. He was the sixth commissioner of the agency ...
Opinion Scott Bessent got a little too honest about the GOP's plan for Social Security Privatization is a sneak attack on the program — but Americans know it isn’t as good as it sounds.
During questioning by the Senate Finance Committee in January, Commerce Secretary Scott Bessent committed to leave Direct File in place for the 2025 tax filing period “to prevent any disruptions for ...
The Trump administration’s IRS might scrap Direct File, its free tax filing program. Commissioner Billy Long said it’s “gone,” according to media reports.