The Senate confirmed Daniel Werfel to serve as the new commissioner of the IRS, with some members of Congress breaking party lines in the 54-42 vote.
on businesses and households making less than $400,000 per year, will serve a five-year term as leader of the federal tax collection agency.
President Joe Biden nominated Werfel to steer the IRS as it receives nearly $80 billion over the next 10 years through the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congress passed in August along party lines. Werfel will have to navigate controversy surrounding the new funding, as critics have distorted how the new law would affect the IRS and taxes for the middle class. About $46 billion was allocated for enforcing tax laws and the rest for taxpayer services, operations support and updated business systems.
“This expansion of scanning is another milestone for the IRS as we work to transform the agency,” acting IRS Commissioner Doug O’Donnell said in an emailed statement.
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