President Trump, in his running of the Executive Branch, has always done things his own way - and that way can be unconventional at times. He's a businessman, not a politician —at least, not until the famous "golden escalator" speech in 2015.
Case in point: Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury, is wearing two hats - not yet in Rubio territory, but it's got to be keeping him busy, serving as Secretary of the Treasury and as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Now he's getting a top deputy to take over the day-to-day operations of the IRS, in the form of the CEO of the IRS. Businessman Frank Bisignano will be filling that role.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will remain in his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, with a new official to be announced as his top deputy, CNBC’s Eamon Javers has learned.
Bessent took over the IRS in August after President Donald Trump removed Billy Long from the post just two months after his confirmation. No prior Treasury secretary also had led the IRS, raising questions over politicization of the tax collection service. Long has since been nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Iceland.
Though the situation was supposed to be temporary, Trump has decided he wants Bessent to keep control of the agency, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
While Bessent will maintain the role as commissioner, he is expected to announce that Frank Bisignano will serve in the newly created position of CEO at the IRS. Bisignano currently is commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
His new role will have Bisignano overseeing all day-to-day operations at the IRS, while also serving as SSA commissioner.
Both men would appear to have a lot of balls to keep in the air, but President Trump, at least in his second term, seems to have a knack for picking the right people for these jobs.
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Secretary Bessent took to his official X account to break the news:
As Acting Commissioner of @IRSNews, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Bisignano as CEO of the IRS, a newly created position he will take on in addition to his current role as @SocialSecurity Commissioner.
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) October 6, 2025
Frank is a businessman with an exceptional track record… https://t.co/xxvc4FeRdG
The post continues:
Frank is a businessman with an exceptional track record of driving growth and efficiency in the private and now public sector. Under his leadership at SSA delivering on President Trump’s agenda, he has already made important and substantial progress.
We are pleased that he will bring this expertise to the IRS as we sharpen our focus on collections, privacy, and customer service in order to deliver better outcomes for hardworking Americans.
How about starting with tax reform, Mr. Secretary? Our current federal tax code makes "War and Peace" look like a dime novel. Nobody understands it. Not all of it. Ask two IRS customer-service types the same question and you'll get two (or more) different answers. The tax return should fit on a postcard. The tax code should be no longer than the Constitution that authorizes it.
Let's get that done.
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