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For next IRS chief, Biden to nominate Daniel Werfel

The tax agency faces an enormous overhaul and likely scrutiny from Republicans in Congress

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Updated November 10, 2022 at 6:14 p.m. EST|Published November 10, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. EST
Then-acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in 2013. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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The White House announced on Thursday that President Biden will nominate Daniel Werfel to lead the Internal Revenue Service, tapping a former budget official to spearhead implementation of key parts of the administration’s economic agenda.

Werfel served in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, working at senior levels of the White House Office of Management and Budget and at the IRS. Werfel was acting IRS commissioner in 2013, taking over after top officials resigned over a controversy involving the agency’s scrutiny of nonprofit groups. He currently works at the Boston Consulting Group, leading the firm’s public sector practice, according to its website.