Commissioner of Internal Revenue

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue (or IRS Commissioner) is the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),See generally . an agency within the United States Department of the Treasury.26 C.F.R. section 601.101(a).

The office of Commissioner was created by Congress by the Revenue Act of 1862.Act of July 1, 1862, Ch. CXIX, 12 Stat. 432. Their job is to administer and supervise the execution and application of the internal revenue laws. The Commissioner is appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate, for a five-year term..Treasury Order 150-10, Delegation—Responsibility for Internal Revenue Laws, U.S. Dep't of the Treasury (April 22, 1982), at treasury.gov

List of commissioners

The following lists commissioners of internal revenue, in chronological order:

ImageNameTerm startTerm end160pxGeorge S. BoutwellJuly 17, 1862March 4, 1863Acting60pxJoseph J. LewisMarch 5, 1863March 17, 18632March 18, 1863June 30, 1865360pxWilliam OrtonJuly 1, 1865October 31, 1865460pxEdward A. RollinsNovember 1, 1865March 10, 1869560pxColumbus DelanoMarch 11, 1869October 31, 1870Acting60pxJohn Watkinson DouglassNovember 1, 1870January 2, 1871660pxAlfred PleasontonJanuary 3, 1871August 8, 1871760pxJohn Watkinson DouglassAugust 9, 1871May 14, 1875860pxDaniel D. PrattMay 15, 1875August 1, 1876960pxGreen B. RaumAugust 2, 1876April 30, 1883ActingHenry C. Rogers May 1, 1883May 10, 1883Acting60pxJohn Jay KnoxMay 11, 1883May 20, 18831060pxWalter EvansMay 21, 1883March 19, 18851160pxJoseph S. MillerMarch 20, 1885March 20, 18891260pxJohn W. MasonMarch 21, 1889April 18, 18931360pxJoseph S. MillerApril 19, 1893November 26, 18961460pxWilliam St. John FormanNovember 27, 1896December 31, 18971560pxNathan B. ScottJanuary 1, 1898February 28, 189916George W. WilsonMarch 1, 1899November 27, 1900ActingRobert Williams Jr. November 28, 1900December 19, 190017John W. Yerkes December 20, 1900April 30, 1907ActingHenry C. Rogers May 1, 1907June 4, 190718John G. Capers June 5, 1907August 31, 190919Royal E. Cabell September 1, 1909April 27, 191320William H. Osborn April 28, 1913September 25, 19172160pxDaniel Calhoun RoperSeptember 26, 1917March 31, 192022William M. Williams April 1, 1920April 11, 1921Acting60pxMillard F. West April 12, 1921May 26, 19212360pxDavid H. BlairMay 27, 1921May 31, 19292460pxRobert H. Lucas June 1, 1929August 15, 1930ActingH. F. Mires August 16, 1930August 19, 193025David BurnetAugust 20, 1930May 15, 1933ActingPressly R. Baldridge May 16, 1933June 5, 19332660pxGuy T. HelveringJune 6, 1933October 8, 19432760pxRobert E. HanneganOctober 9, 1943January 22, 1944ActingHarold N. Graves January 23, 1944February 29, 194428Joseph D. Nunan Jr.March 1, 1944June 30, 194729George J. SchoenemanJuly 1, 1947July 31, 195130John B. Dunlap August 1, 1951November 18, 1952ActingJohn Stephens GrahamNovember 19, 1952January 19, 1953ActingJustin F. Winkle January 20, 1953February 3, 19533160pxT. Coleman AndrewsFebruary 4, 1953October 31, 1955ActingO. Gordon Delk November 1, 1955December 4, 195532Russell C. HarringtonDecember 5, 1955September 30, 1958ActingO. Gordon Delk October 1, 1958November 4, 19583360pxDana LathamNovember 5, 1958January 20, 1961ActingCharles I. Fox January 21, 1961February 6, 19613460pxMortimer CaplinFebruary 7, 1961July 10, 1964ActingBernard M. Harding July 11, 1964January 24, 19653560pxSheldon S. CohenJanuary 25, 1965January 20, 1969ActingWilliam H. SmithJanuary 21, 1969March 31, 19693660pxRandolph W. ThrowerApril 1, 1969June 22, 1971ActingHarold T. Swartz June 23, 1971August 5, 197137Johnnie Mac WaltersAugust 6, 1971April 30, 1973ActingRaymond F. Harless May 1, 1973May 25, 197338Donald C. AlexanderMay 25, 1973February 26, 1977ActingWilliam E. WilliamsFebruary 27, 1977May 4, 197739Jerome KurtzMay 5, 1977October 31, 1980ActingWilliam E. WilliamsNovember 1, 1980March 13, 198140Roscoe L. Egger Jr.March 14, 1981April 30, 1986ActingJames I. Owens May 1, 1986August 3, 198641Lawrence B. GibbsAugust 4, 1986March 4, 1989ActingMichael J. Murphy March 5, 1989July 4, 198942Fred T. Goldberg Jr.July 5, 1989February 2, 199243Shirley D. PetersonFebruary 3, 1992January 20, 1993ActingMichael P. Dolan January 21, 1993May 26, 199344Margaret Milner RichardsonMay 27, 1993May 31, 1997ActingMichael P. Dolan June 1, 1997November 12, 199745Charles O. RossottiNovember 13, 1997November 6, 2002ActingBob WenzelNovember 7, 2002April 30, 20034660pxMark W. EversonMay 1, 2003May 4, 2007ActingKevin M. Brown May 5, 2007September 9, 2007ActingLinda E. Stiff September 10, 2007March 24, 2008George Jones, CCH News Staff, CCH 2007 TaxDay, Stiff Starts as Acting IRS Commissioner, Item #I.6 (Sept. 21, 2007).4760pxDouglas H. ShulmanMarch 24, 2008November 9, 2012ActingSteven T. MillerNovember 10, 2012May 22, 2013Acting60pxDaniel WerfelMay 22, 2013December 23, 2013 4860pxJohn KoskinenDecember 23, 2013November 12, 2017Acting60pxDavid KautterNovember 13, 2017October 1, 20184960pxCharles P. RettigOctober 1, 2018November 12, 2022Acting60pxDoug O'DonnellNovember 13, 2022March 13, 20235060pxDaniel WerfelMarch 13, 2023January 20, 2025Acting60pxDoug O'DonnellJanuary 20, 2025February 28, 2025 Acting60pxMelanie KrauseFebruary 28, 2025 April 16, 2025Acting Gary ShapleyApril 16, 2025April 18, 2025Acting60pxMichael FaulkenderApril 18, 2025June 16, 20255160pxBilly LongJune 16, 2025August 8, 2025Acting84x84pxScott BessentAugust 8, 2025present

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