Leadership Void Leaves Tax Practitioners Blind to IRS Priorities

As the IRS struggles with a leadership vacuum in its top ranks, practitioners are largely in the dark about the policies that will shape some of their more basic needs, such as compliance help or enforcement plans.

The top ranks at the IRS are riddled with vacancies and temporary leaders: Billy Long was removed as commissioner earlier this month, replaced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on an acting basis, and five high-level officials have been placed on administrative leave in the past few weeks.

“All of these leadership changes leave the Service rudderless for the short and intermediate term,” ...