Home Taxes Fewer Agents, Fewer Audits: How IRS Staff Cuts Are Changing Enforcement Significant reductions in the IRS workforce appear to be increasing the number of 'no change' audit closures.

Elizabeth Warren recently told Billy Long, “You shouldn’t be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS.” Senate Republicans confirmed him anyway.

The Senate voted Thursday, along party lines, to confirm Billy Long to head the Internal Revenue Service , amid downsizing and other shakeups at the agency. The 53-44 vote ends a more than seven ...

The IRS budget would decline 37% from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026 and the number of IRS employees would decrease 20% over the same period, according to the annual Congressional Budget ...

The IRS commissioner typically serves a five-year term, though Long was nominated to serve out the remainder of the former commissioner’s term, expiring Nov. 12, 2027.

Updated: Jun 10, 2025 / 06:22 AM CDT WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFOR) – On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced tax relief for Oklahomans affected by March wildfires and straight-line winds.

News Politics National Politics Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish While in Congress, Long sponsored legislation to get rid of the IRS.

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In Rev. Proc. 2025-23, the IRS on Monday provided a comprehensive, updated list of changes in tax accounting methods to which the automatic change procedures in Rev. Proc. 2015-13, as subsequently ...

The parent company of major quick-service restaurants KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger took legal action last week against the IRS over a $4 billion tax dispute. In March, Yum Brands ...

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