On 16 June 2025, Billy Long was appointed as the 51st Commissioner of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), following his Senate confirmation on 12 June 2025.
In his first message to IRS employees, US IRS Commissioner Billy Long stated, “In my first 90 days I plan to ask you, my employee partners, to help me develop a new culture here. I’m big on culture, and I’m anxious to develop one that makes your lives and the taxpayers’ lives better.”
Billy Long previously served as a US Representative for Missouri’s 7th Congressional District from 2011 to 2023. His professional background also includes over three decades as a real estate broker and auctioneer, as well as experience as a radio talk show host.
Long’s term as IRS Commissioner will run through 12 November 2027.
(Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/long-sworn-in-as-the-51st-irs-commissioner)
