IRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday: Report

Source: IRS to lay off 7K probationary workers

WASHINGTON — The IRS was to begin laying off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and across the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said.

IRS cuts close to 7,000 jobs during the middle of tax season

Tax filing season is upon us and some people are worried it might take longer to get their refunds. Amid widespread cuts and firings of federal workers. The president now faces backlash, close to 7,000 IRS workers were laid off yesterday. The cuts are mainly aimed at probationary workers. Many of them are part of a Biden administration effort to ramp up audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations. Processing centers are understaffed,…

Texas Rep. Doggett confirms Austin IRS workers among those let go in layoffs

AUSTIN (KXAN) --- Thousands of IRS workers are being let go. Some of them are right here in Austin, according to U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas. Starting on Thursday, the IRS will fire roughly 7,000 workers around the country. The layoffs impact probationary employees with about one year or less at the agency. They include workers in compliance departments. Compliance work includes ensuring that taxpayers are abiding by the tax code, filing th…

IRS Plans to Cut Thousands of Workers by Mail

Thousands of IRS employees around the country reported to work Thursday prepared for an email announcement that they were being placed on leave.

IRS to begin laying off thousands of workers during tax season

The IRS is expected to lay off at least 3,000 workers starting today, impacting probationary employees nationwide.

IRS Plans to Cut Thousands of Employees by Mail

A technical glitch prevented officials from notifying thousands of IRS employees via email that they were being terminated. The agency had to resort to paper.