
The New IRS Head Was Just Sworn In. He's Already Out Of The Job.
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Gary Shapley was sworn in as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service earlier this week. He's now been fired, the White House confirmed.
The acting commissioner of the IRS is being replaced just days after being sworn in.
Gary Shapley took over the role of acting commissioner earlier this week but is already on his way out after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Donald Trump that Shapley was installed without his knowledge, The New York Times first reported Friday.
A White House official also confirmed to HuffPost that Shapley will be exiting his role.
Shapley previously was an IRS supervisor who gained the attention of Trump after Shapley alleged political influence in the Hunter Biden tax investigation in 2023, accusing the Justice Department of protecting the son of then-President Joe Biden.
Shapley was chosen for the role after the former acting commissioner, Melanie Krause, resigned earlier this month. She resigned over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S.