The acting commissioner of the IRS was fired Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to President Donald Trump that DOGE cost-cutter in chief Elon Musk did not ask for approval to name Gary Shapley as the agency’s leader.

Gary Shapley, whom President Donald Trump named acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service earlier this week with the support of Elon Musk, will no longer serve in the role, sources told CNN — a win for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s office,

Gary Shapley, the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approached Trump to say that Shapley was placed into the agency without his knowledge and at Elon Musk’s direction,

Acting IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley is departing the agency amid disagreements between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and presidential advisor Elon Musk, multiple media outlets reported Friday. The ouster comes after a complaint from Bessent to President Trump about Shapley’s appointment,