A friend pointed out that, in my Federal Tax Procedure Book Editions, I misdescribed Billy Long, the recently departed Commissioner of Internal Revenue, as having “credible experience in either tax or management experience.” (See Student Ed., pp. 26-27; Practitioner Ed. p. 45.) I left out “no” before “credible.” So, with apologies to the readers of the editions, I have revised the paragraph in the 2026 Working Draft as follows (with changes in redline; text only).
On June 12, 2025, the Senate confirmed Billy Long, President Trump’s choice, for Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The nomination and confirmation were controversial because (i) the confirmation was preceded by chaos among the acting IRS leadership, and (ii) more importantly, Long had no credible experience in either tax or management experience. Apparently, for that reason and probably also other disqualifying factors, President Trump removed Commissioner Long, dressing up that removal as a move to permit him to serve as Ambassador to Iceland (rather than a mistake in the first place). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now Acting Commissioner.
JAT Editorial Comment: Long appears to have no relevant qualifications to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue other than sycophancy to President Trump which is the only credential he needed to be approved by the Senate on a party-line vote.
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