IRS workforce cuts, new tax laws could lead to delays for some filers

IRS workforce cuts, new tax laws could lead to delays for some filers

You may have to wait a bit longer for your tax refund, following last year's aggressive staffing cuts to government agencies like the IRS by the onetime Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.The National Taxpayer Advocate and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration warned in separate reports last month that the IRS may have difficulty maintaining its service levels this tax season."The agency began the [last] year with …

The IRS Workforce Purge: How Mass Layoffs at America’s Tax Agency Could Reshape Revenue Collection for a Generation

The Internal Revenue Service, already stretched thin after years of political battles over its funding and mandate, is now facing what may be its most consequential workforce reduction in modern history. Thousands of employees — many of them probationary workers hired as part of a recent modernization push — are being shown the door, raising urgent questions about the federal government’s ability to collect taxes, process returns, and enforce co…