For next IRS chief, Biden to nominate Daniel Werfel
Source: Washington Post
President Biden will nominate Daniel Werfel to lead the Internal Revenue Service, according to two people and a senior administration official familiar with the matter.
Werfel served in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, working at senior levels of the White House Office of Management and Budget and at the IRS. Werfel was also acting IRS commissioner in 2013, taking over after top officials resigned over a controversy involving the agency’s scrutiny of conservative nonprofit groups. He currently works at the Boston Consulting Group, leading the public sector practice of the firm, according to its website.
The nomination comes at a critical moment for the IRS. Congressional Democrats this year approved an $80 billion increase in the agency’s budget, aiming to increase federal revenue by targeting tax cheats. Congressional Republicans have vowed to resist those changes and devoted much their 2022 midterm campaign message to attacking Biden’s plan to beef up the IRS. A GOP-led House could launch major battles against the tax agency.
If confirmed by the Senate, Werfel would also face the challenge of improving IRS customer service, which struggled amid the pandemic after years of GOP-led budget cuts.
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