{"id":729,"date":"2025-01-27T11:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/i-r-s-commissioner-to-quit-as-trump-takes-office\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:49:14","slug":"i-r-s-commissioner-to-quit-as-trump-takes-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/i-r-s-commissioner-to-quit-as-trump-takes-office\/","title":{"rendered":"I.R.S. Commissioner to Quit as Trump Takes Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Daniel Werfel, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, told the agency\u2019s employees that he would end his term early and step down on Monday as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has said he plans to nominate Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, to the role. Past presidents have treated the tax collector\u2019s leader as a nonpartisan job that continues between administrations of different parties. President Biden chose Mr. Werfel, a former career civil servant and management consultant, to attempt a renaissance of the I.R.S., which Democrats have infused with billions in new funding that Republicans are now eager to cancel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a message to employees, Mr. Werfel said he had decided to step down after he concluded that it was the best way to support the next administration. Douglas O\u2019Donnell, a career civil servant at the I.R.S. who currently has the No. 2 job, will serve as the acting commissioner, Mr. Werfel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhile leaving a job you love is never easy, I take comfort in knowing that the civil servant leaders and employees at the I.R.S. are the exact right team to effectively steward this organization forward until a new I.R.S. commissioner is confirmed,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With more than 80,000 employees, the I.R.S. is a central part of the federal government, collecting nearly $5 trillion in tax revenue last fiscal year. With $60 billion in additional funding approved by Democrats, the agency has in recent years tried to beef up tax collection for wealthy Americans and update its antiquated technology systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The I.R.S. has long been a villain to Republicans, who attack it as a political tool for Democrats. Mr. Long, Mr. Trump\u2019s pick to lead the agency, has scant tax experience beyond promoting a pandemic-era tax credit for small businesses that the I.R.S. has tried to shut down because of abuse. Republicans have already canceled $20 billion of the $80 billion Democrats originally envisioned for the I.R.S., and they have frozen $20 billion more. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Werfel, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, told the agency\u2019s employees that he would end his term early and step down on Monday as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. Mr. Trump has said he plans to nominate Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, to the role. 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