Fifteen Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday urged President Trump to fire IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.

"In order for the IRS to fully reap the benefits of new leadership and regain the trust of the American people, the Committee believes that we must have a new Commissioner appointed as soon as possible," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the president.

The Ways and Means Committee's jurisdiction includes taxes, and the lawmakers that signed the letter included committee Chairman Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick BradyBusinesses, states pass on Trump payroll tax deferral Trump order on drug prices faces long road to finish line On The Money: US deficit hits trillion amid pandemic | McConnell: Chance for relief deal 'doesn't look that good' | House employees won't have payroll taxes deferred MORE (R-Texas) and tax-policy subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.). There are 24 Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee.

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The call for Koskinen's removal from his position comes less than two weeks before the April 18 tax-filing deadline. The commissioner is slated to testify about the tax-filing season before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, but he is not scheduled to appear before the Ways and Means panel.

Koskinen was appointed by former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaGOP senator blocks Schumer resolution aimed at Biden probe as tensions run high D-Day for Trump: September 29 Obama says making a voting plan is part of 'how to quarantine successfully' MORE in 2013, and his term is set to expire in November. He has said in the past that he would leave the job sooner if he was requested to do so by the president.

Republicans have been very critical of Koskinen, arguing that he hindered congressional investigations into the IRS's handling of conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status.

"Not only was key evidence relevant to this Committee’s investigation destroyed under his watch, but he also misled Congress in the process, intentionally degraded customer service at the agency, and has since lost the trust of the American people," the Ways and Means Republicans said. "We believe that trust cannot be fully restored under Commissioner Koskinen’s leadership."

The lawmakers criticized Koskinen for moving funds that are traditionally used for customer service to other purposes in 2015.

"Despite significant needs for serving taxpayers, the IRS continued to waste money and prioritized spending in other areas including implementing the Affordable Care Act, paying employees for unofficial union time, and paying bonuses to employees (including those with known misconduct issues)," the Republican lawmakers said. "The American people deserve better than a Commissioner who vows to 'do less' to serve the taxpayers to whom he is ultimately accountable."

Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee and Trump have both made tax reform one of their big goals. The lawmakers said it would be good to have new leadership at the IRS as the country transitions to a new tax code and restructured IRS.

"We look forward to working with your Administration to create a tax code that is fair and an IRS that is service-oriented," they said.

The letter from the Ways and Means Republicans is not the first that GOP lawmakers have sent Trump calling for Koskinen's dismissal. Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker (R-N.C.) and more than 50 other lawmakers sent Trump a letter on this topic shortly after the president's inauguration. The White House had not responded to that letter as of Friday.

Koskinen has said that the IRS did not intentionally destroy evidence during investigations into the political-targeting scandal and that he testified truthfully under oath.

At the National Press Club on Wednesday, Koskinen said he has a few more months on his term and wants the Trump administration to start searching for his successor as soon as possible so that person can be confirmed by the time his term expires.

"An organization runs better with a permanent head in place," he said.