Billy Long as IRS Commissioner!!!

[blindedbythelight]

Local boy does good, nothing like having an auctioneer from SWMO to run the IRS that’s a hoot

Billy don’t give a tinkers damn who he pisses off

 

[Cornpop84]

Local boy does good, nothing like having an auctioneer from SWMO to run the IRS that’s a hoot

Billy don’t give a tinkers damn who he pisses off

I'm loving every minute of it

 

[kaskaskiakid]

My God, it's Sheriff Buford T. Justice!!

 

[hoopsrus6]

Billy gonna take a biiiiiig bite out of the IRS bureaucracy, as well as every all-you-can-eat buffet in the Beltway.

 

[kaskaskiakid]

Billy gonna take a biiiiiig bite out of the IRS bureaucracy, as well as every all-you-can-eat buffet in the Beltway.

Exactly what this country needs - make it easier for billionaires who already cook the books to pay little or no income tax.

 

[hoopsrus6]

Exactly what this country needs - make it easier for billionaires who already cook the books to pay little or no income tax.

I really don't know what power the IRS Commissioner has, or the function they serve.

If the tax code needs reform and simplification (it obviously needs both) doesn't that responsibility fall on our Congress critters?

I don't see Billy hurting too much unless it's on a plate and smothered with gravy.

 

[kaskaskiakid]

Tax reform is off the table as long as Reps are in charge. They're fine with the current system of loopholes geared towards the wealthy.
The point is we will now have fewer IRS staff to investigate tax fraud.

 

[bullitpdq68]

Local boy does good, nothing like having an auctioneer from SWMO to run the IRS that’s a hoot

Billy don’t give a tinkers damn who he pisses off

Really won't be pissing anybody off besides those who pay taxes. for $110,000 a year the job really looks more ceremonial.

Office of the Commissioner​

1. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue presides over the nation’s tax system. The IRS Commissioner ensures that the agency maintains an appropriate balance between taxpayer service and tax enforcement and administers the tax code with fairness and integrity. The IRS Commissioner is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate for a five-year term, and may be reappointed to more than one term.
2. The IRS Commissioner is responsible for establishing and interpreting tax administration policy and for developing strategic issues, goals and objectives for managing and operating the IRS. The IRS Commissioner is responsible for overall planning, directing, controlling and evaluating IRS policies, programs, and performance.
3. The Office of the Commissioner consists of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, and their immediate staff.
4. The Commissioner directly supervises the:
   1. Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement
   2. Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support
   3. Special Assistant to the Commissioner
   4. Chief of Staff
   5. Chief, Appeals - see IRM 1.1.7, Appeals
   6. National Taxpayer Advocate - see IRM 1.1.8, National Taxpayer Advocate
   7. Chief, Communications and Liaison - see IRM 1.1.11, Chief, Communications and Liaison