Billy Long out as IRS commissioner after less than two months [View all]

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Billy Long ended his brief tenure as IRS commissioner Friday, posting on X that President Donald Trump will nominate him to be ambassador to Iceland.

“It is a(n) honor to serve my friend President Trump and I am excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland,” Long posted Friday on X. “I am thrilled to answer his call to service and deeply committed to advancing his bold agenda. Exciting times ahead!”

A Treasury representative said Friday that the department thanked Long “for his commitment to public service and the American people” and added that “a new candidate for commissioner will be announced at the appropriate time.”

The Senate confirmed Long as commissioner on June 12.

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Long’s exit means the IRS will have its seventh, and probably eighth, acting or confirmed commissioner since January, when the previous confirmed commissioner, Danny Werfel, left. Four acting commissioners served — one as briefly as a few days — before Long was confirmed June 12. The leadership changes come as the IRS has cut 25,000 employees since February, or about 25% of its workforce.

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