Bessent Dropping Acting IRS Title Highlights Vacancy: BGOV Tax

IRS Commissioner Position Remains Unfilled

The end of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s time as acting IRS commissioner is bringing new attention to the fact that President Donald Trump still hasn’t named a new nominee for the long-vacant job.

The IRS announced Friday that Bessent will no longer have the acting commissioner title to comply with a federal vacancies law, but will keep doing the functions and duties of the commissioner job while it remains open. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano continues to run the day-to-day operations at the agency.

Bessent became acting commissioner in August, after Trump’s confirmed commissioner, Billy ...