US EditionIRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to government shutdown
The IRS furloughs 46.4% of staff amid shutdown, leaving only 39,870 employees working and causing delays in taxpayer services, union leaders warn.
- On October 8, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service began an agency-wide furlough under a revised contingency plan, pausing nearly 50% of its federal workforce amid the government shutdown.
- Lawmakers' deadlock and prior IRS staffing cuts followed earlier mass layoffs spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, affecting tens of thousands this year during the government shutdown's second week.
- Only 39,870 IRS employees, or 53.6%, will remain working while most IRS operations and taxpayer services, including the Taxpayer Advocate Service, are closed.
- Doreen Greenwald said taxpayers filing extension returns will face harder access to assistance as IRS supervisors and furloughed employees received up to four hours to close out work.
- Unless Congress acts, more unpaid days and furloughs may follow as a draft White House memo and President Donald Trump signaled federal workers may not be guaranteed back pay.
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WASHINGTON — The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated contingency plan posted to its website. Most IRS operations are closed, the agency said in a separate letter to its workers.
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The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday it will furlough nearly half its workforce as the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, creating major disruptions for taxpayers just days before the extended filing deadline. According to the agency’s updated contingency plan, 39,870 IRS employees — roughly 53.6% of the workforce — will continue working using non-expiring funds. That leaves tens of thousands of IRS staff fur…
IRS to Furlough 34,000 Employees as Government Shutdown Halts Treasury Operations
The IRS said in an emergency message to staff that it will furlough more than 34,000 employees starting on Oct. 8 due to the government shutdown. “Due to the lapse in appropriations, most IRS operations are closed,” the IRS said in an Oct. 8 announcement. “An IRS-wide furlough began on October 8, 2025, for everyone except already-identified excepted and exempt employees.” The furloughs amount to about 46 percent of the agency’s workforce. Call c…
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KHQ Right NowIRS furloughs nearly 34,000 workers amid government shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The IRS announced it has furloughed nearly half of its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 34,000 IRS workers have been furloughed, according to the agency.
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The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated contingency plan posted to its website. Most IRS operations are closed, the agency said in a separate letter to its workers. The news comes after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to fund federal operations, and the government shutdown has entered its second week, with no discernible …
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