Trump IRS Pick Has Ties to Group That Pushed Dubious Tax Credits

A consulting group that IRS commissioner pick Billy Long worked with to promote the troubled employee retention credit has been promoting other tax credits that the Treasury Department says don’t exist, according to marketing documents and interviews with people who were pitched.

Long already faces scrutiny from Democrats for his work with Lifetime Advisors, a tax consulting firm based in Wisconsin, to promote the pandemic-era ERC, which led to so many questionable claims that the IRS temporarily paused processing new claims in 2023.

Both Lifetime Advisors and Lifetime Navigators—a company created in April 2024 listing the same address as Advisors ...