Post Av3xKdeJ1fcFPd06SG by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #Av3wYK5gRNLQqwlfBA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:32:39Z
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Ex-congressman #BillyLong confirmed as commissioner of the #IRS, an agency he once sought to abolishFmr US Rep. Billy Long of #Missouri was confirmed on Thurs to lead the IRS, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent commissioner after months of acting leaders & massive staffing cuts that have threatened to derail next year’s #tax filing season. #USpol #law #Trump #idiocracy https://apnews.com/article/billy-long-confirmed-irs-commissioner-67cd8daaa53a53c4ebf1262de1ede5e6
(DIR) Post #Av3wgJ9hnjgMGlSMfg by otownKim@toot.community
2025-06-12T18:34:00Z
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@Nonilex let me guess... Sinemanchin of Pennsylvania voted yes?? 🙄🙄🙄
(DIR) Post #Av3wl3vNrCVgTm1anw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:35:00Z
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The #Senate confirmed #BillyLong on a 53-44 vote despite #Democrats’ concerns about the #Republican’s past work for a firm that pitched a #fraud-ridden #coronavirus #pandemic-era #tax break & about campaign contributions he received after #Trump nominated him to serve as #IRS commissioner. #USpol #law #corruption
(DIR) Post #Av3wtGU1343bkI8QJU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:36:26Z
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While in #Congress, where he served from 2011 to 2023, #BillyLong sponsored legislation to get rid of the #IRS, the agency he is now tasked with leading. A former auctioneer, Long has NO background in #tax administration.#USpol #law #corruption #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3x4CrAs7RBgSBUXY by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:38:23Z
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#BillyLong will take over an #IRS undergoing massive change, including #layoffs & voluntary retirements of tens of thousands of workers & accusations that then-#Trump adviser #ElonMusk’s #DOGE mishandled sensitive #taxpayer #data. Unions & advocacy organizations have sued to block DOGE’s access to the #information. #USpol #law #corruption #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3x8hRd5XmTi1NWxU by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-06-12T18:39:13Z
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@Nonilex The destruction of the USG continues. IRS hater, former congresscritter and tax fraudster, Billy Long, confirmed as director of the IRS.
(DIR) Post #Av3xKdeJ1fcFPd06SG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:41:25Z
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The #IRS was one of the highest-profile agencies still without a #Senate-confirmed leader. Before #BillyLong’s confirmation, the IRS shuffled through 4 acting leaders, including one who resigned over a deal between the IRS & #DHS to share #immigrants’ #tax data with #ICE & another whose appointment led to a fight between #Musk & #Treasury Secretary #ScottBessent.#USpol #law #corruption #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3xWsqGMhAI0VQry4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:43:39Z
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After leaving #Congress to mount an unsuccessful bid for the US #Senate, #BillyLong worked with a firm that distributed the #pandemic-era employee retention #tax credit. That tax credit program was eventually shut down after then-#IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel determined that it was #fraudulent.#USpol #law #corruption #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3xj4MdLsfNDXNskC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:45:51Z
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Democrats called for a #criminal investigation into #BillyLong’s connections to other alleged #tax credit loopholes. The lawmakers allege that firms connected to Long duped investors into spending millions of dollars to purchase fake tax credits.Long appeared before the #Senate #Finance Committee last month & denied any wrongdoing related to his involvement in the tax credit scheme.#USpol #law #corruption #fraud #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3yCK28Am74DFk7dI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:51:08Z
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Ahead of the vote, Sen #RonWyden (D-OR) the ranking member of the #Senate #Finance Cmte, sent a letter to WH chief of staff #SusieWiles blasting the requisite #FBI background check conducted on #BillyLong as a political appointee as inadequate.“…the FBI’s investigation, a process dictated by the White House, seemed designed to avoid substantively addressing any of these concerning public reports. It’s almost as if the FBI is unable to read the newspaper.”#law #corruption #fraud #Trump
(DIR) Post #Av3yQ6l0KXRJ5jJ18q by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:53:38Z
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Democratic lawmakers have also written to #BillyLong & his associated firms detailing concerns with what they call unusually timed contributions made to Long’s defunct 2022 #Senate campaign committee shortly after #Trump nominated him.The #IRS faces an uncertain future under Long. #Tax experts have voiced concerns that the 2026 filing season could be hampered by the departure of so many tax collection workers.#USpol #law #corruption #fraud #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3yYgfOhf3kmOm3GK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:55:11Z
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In April, The AP reported that the #IRS planned to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce. An #IRS representative on Thursday confirmed the IRS had shed about that many workers but said the cuts amounted to approximately the same number of IRS jobs [necessarily] added under the #Biden admin. #USpol #law #corruption #fraud #InfoSec #privacy #Trump #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #Av3ymJvw1PN8KO0gr2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-12T18:57:39Z
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The fate of the #DirectFile program, the #free electronic #tax return filing system developed during President #Biden’s #Democratic admin, is also unclear. #Republican lawmakers & commercial tax preparation companies had complained it was a waste of #taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use. #BillyLong said during his confirmation hearing that it would be one of the first programs that come up for discussion if he were confirmed.#law #Trump
(DIR) Post #Av41kUSKEDeoFIymYa by cynblogger@sfba.social
2025-06-12T19:30:48Z
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@Nonilex And the jobs added by Pres. Biden resulted in MILLIONS (billions?) of unpaid tax dollars being collected.
(DIR) Post #Av4JL4yTd3cT9U3D7o by deepmud@mas.to
2025-06-12T22:48:00Z
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@Nonilex billy long is undoubtedly a tax cheat