IRS Commissioner Says He Is Committed to Finishing Out His Term

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel plans to fulfill his full five-year term at the agency no matter who wins the presidential election in November.

Werfel, nominated by President Joe Biden, won Senate confirmation and started his position in March 2023. IRS commissioners are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. They may be removed at the will of the president.

“I have this vision of me standing around the IRS commissioner’s office on Nov. 12, 2027, which is the last day of my term under the statute,” Werfel told Bloomberg Tax in an interview at the IRS Austin Processing ...