If President Donald Trump’s nominee for IRS commissioner, Billy Long, takes the helm, there will be no shortage of problems waiting for him: rushed rulemakings, reduced taxpayer appeal rights, outdated processing systems, and diminished frontline service, to name a few.
But fixing one overlooked issue—the agency’s broken Freedom of Information Act process—could go far in restoring public trust.
Once a vital tool for public accountability, FOIA at the IRS has quietly deteriorated into dysfunction, delaying access to records and undermining confidence in the agency’s fairness. Designed to promote transparency and open government, FOIA gives taxpayers, journalists, and legal advocates the right to access federal records.
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