Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, responsible for overseeing federal tax administration and enforcement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal tax system
appointedBy President of the United States
associatedWith Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
United States tax policy
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdBy Act of Congress
hasAuthorityOver IRS regulations implementation
Internal Revenue Service employees
hasRank chief executive of the Internal Revenue Service
headOf Internal Revenue Service
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis Internal Revenue Code
Title 26 of the United States Code
memberOf senior leadership of the United States Department of the Treasury
nativeLabel Commissioner of Internal Revenue self-link
oversees tax compliance programs
tax enforcement programs
taxpayer services of the Internal Revenue Service
partOf United States Department of the Treasury
positionEstablishedIn 19th century
positionHeldBy Charles Rettig
David A. Harris
Douglas Shulman
Fred T. Goldberg Jr.
Guy T. Helvering
Jerome Kurtz
John Koskinen
Mark W. Everson
Mortimer Caplin
reportsTo Secretary of the Treasury
responsibleFor administration of federal tax laws
administration of the Internal Revenue Service budget
collection of federal taxes
coordination with other federal agencies on tax-related issues
development of IRS policies
enforcement of federal tax laws
implementation of tax legislation enacted by Congress
interpretation of federal tax regulations
issuing administrative guidance on tax matters
modernization of IRS systems
protection of taxpayer data
taxpayer rights protection
seat Washington, D.C.
selectionProcess presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
termLength 5 years

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Commissioner of Internal Revenue nativeLabel Commissioner of Internal Revenue self-link
T.C. party Commissioner of Internal Revenue
subject surface form: United States Tax Court
this entity surface form: respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. partyRoleOfHelvering Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States Tax Court partyType Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Helvering v. Bruun petitionerRole Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering positionHeld Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Office of Chief Counsel reportsTo Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Wage and Investment Division subordinateTo Commissioner of Internal Revenue
this entity surface form: IRS Commissioner
Internal Revenue Service supervisedBy Commissioner of Internal Revenue