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“I was never much of a fighter, but I’m loyal to a fault,” Mr. Long wrote to I.R.S. employees on July 25. 0.900

👤 Billy Long 📋 News Article 🏷️ Personal , IRS

Simplified: Mr Long wrote he was never much of a fighter but is loyal to a fault

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2 days ago
That work is proceeding without Mr. Long, though plans to post a happy birthday message on the internal I.R.S. website for Mr. Long’s 70th birthday on Monday were quietly abandoned. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: The IRS's plans to post a birthday message for Long were abandoned.

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2 days ago
Mr. Long has appeared unbothered by the quick end to his time running the I.R.S., writing on social media that he was “thrilled” to be nominated to become the next ambassador to Iceland. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , IRS

Simplified: Mr Long appeared unbothered by the end of his IRS time and was thrilled to be nominated ambassador to Iceland

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2 days ago
The I.R.S. is in the middle of trying to put in place the new tax law Republicans passed last month, a process that includes ironing out the final details of Mr. Trump’s campaign promises to not tax o... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax

Simplified: The IRS is trying to implement the new Republican tax law.

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2 days ago
Mr. Long had at various points floated to Treasury employees the possibility of running the I.R.S. from his hometown in Springfield, Mo., according to people familiar with the remark. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Long floated running the IRS from Springfield Missouri to Treasury employees.

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2 days ago
Just days before he would step down from the job last week, a phone call Mr. Long had set up with Representative Richard E. Neal, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, was abruptly resched... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Long's phone call with Representative Richard E Neal was abruptly rescheduled days before stepping down.

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2 days ago
At one point, he auctioned off a tie that he had signed, with the proceeds going to charity. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Long auctioned off a signed tie with proceeds going to charity.

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2 days ago
The flap led to a physical confrontation between Mr. Bessent and Mr. Musk in the West Wing, according to multiple people briefed on what took place. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: A flap led to a physical confrontation between Bessent and Musk in the West Wing.

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2 days ago
Mr. Long, a member of the association’s hall of fame, held a session at the conference, titled “View From the I.R.S.” 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Long held a session titled "View From the IRS" at the conference.

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2 days ago
In April, Mr. Bessent had to wrest control of the agency back from Elon Musk, who had Mr. Trump install a temporary commissioner at the I.R.S. without consulting the Treasury secretary. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Bessent had to wrest control of the IRS from Elon Musk in April.

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2 days ago
Mr. Trump also called for the I.R.S. to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status, an attempt to use the agency’s auditing powers to put pressure one of the president’s political foils. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Political

Simplified: Trump called for the IRS to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status.

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2 days ago
The Department of Homeland Security has pushed the I.R.S. to share typically confidential taxpayer records it keeps on undocumented immigrants, a process that began last week after months of legal wra... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Legal

Simplified: The DHS pushed the IRS to share confidential taxpayer records on undocumented immigrants.

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The I.R.S. is the largest single component of the Treasury Department, making up more than 70 percent of its budget. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Financial

Simplified: The IRS is the largest component of the Treasury Department making up over 70 percent of its budget.

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2 days ago
Mr. Long remarked to colleagues at the agency that he had to ask Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for permission for everything he wanted to do. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Long remarked he had to ask Treasury Secretary Bessent for permission for everything.

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2 days ago
The agency had to walk back both remarks. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax

Simplified: The IRS had to walk back Long's remarks.

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2 days ago
Such a change would delay the ability of millions to receive their annual tax refunds, a vital source of cash for low-income Americans. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax , Financial

Simplified: A delayed tax filing season would delay tax refunds for millions of low-income Americans.

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He also said the agency’s Direct File program, which allows Americans to file their taxes online with the I.R.S. for free, was dead. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax

Simplified: Long said the IRS's Direct File program was dead.

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2 days ago
At a conference of tax professionals in Utah in July, Mr. Long said next year’s tax filing season would start later than normal, a sign of potential disarray at the agency that would come with real re... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax

Simplified: Long said next year's tax filing season would start later than normal in Utah.

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2 days ago
He did not have a very good understanding of the organization or how it operates or the necessary steps to meet the mission,” said Doreen Greenwald, the president of the National Treasury Employees Un... 0.900

👤 Doreen Greenwald 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Personnel

Simplified: Doreen Greenwald said Long did not understand the IRS organization or its mission.

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2 days ago
Some employees continued to work overtime as they tried to clear a backlog of international tax returns and correspondence. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , IRS , Tax

Simplified: Some IRS employees worked overtime to clear a backlog of international tax returns.

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2 days ago