New York Instances: “Firing probationary staff like Ms. Crowell was just the start of President Trump’s far-reaching agenda for the I.R.S. The administration is making ready price range cuts and additional layoffs that might in the end power the I.R.S. to shed as a lot as half of its 100,000-person work power — a drastic discount that might imply many People face much less scrutiny, and obtain much less assist, on their taxes. On the similar time, Mr. Trump is asserting extra political management over an company that has traditionally been insulated from modifications in management on the White Home.”
“Quickly after the election, Mr. Trump selected Billy Lengthy, a former Republican congressman and vocal supporter of the president, to steer the I.R.S. The selection of Mr. Lengthy was uncommon. He’d by no means run a big group and his solely background in tax consisted of pitching small companies on a fraud-riddled tax credit score. And by deciding to exchange Daniel Werfel, then the top of I.R.S., years earlier than the tip of his time period in 2027, Mr. Trump was upending the norm that commissioners of the I.R.S. keep within the function at the same time as a brand new president comes into workplace.”
