Danny Werfel’s term has not yet expired, but the president-elect has already said he wants to appoint a new IRS chief.

Daniel Werfel, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, told the agency’s employees that he would end his term early and step down on Monday as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel says he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.

US Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said he would resign with nearly three years left in his term, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. "I had to recognize that the incoming team wanted to go in a new direction,

Werfel applauded IRS employees for supporting two of the “best filing seasons in decades," after tapping into billions in Inflation Reduction Act funds.