How the IRS layoffs could affect audits and refunds during tax filing season In February, an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 probationary workers were laid off from the IRS, and reports have indicated ...

IRS funding has been targeted by Republican lawmakers since former President Joe Biden approved $80 billion for the agency via the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, in 2022. The IRS layoffs have ...

The 2026 tax year ought to be fun A quarter of the Internal Revenue Service's IT staff has departed since President Trump's ...

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to shed employees, with over 25% of its workforce now gone since the beginning of ...

IRS has shrunk by 25%, mostly through voluntary separation incentives, while the Social Security Administration plans to shed ...

Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections.

CBS News Baltimore A group of Maryland lawmakers is calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to expedite federal tax refunds for individuals who are facing financial challenges. Sens. Chris ...

The Republican-led House Appropriations Subcommittee proposes a significant cut to the IRS budget, sparking a heated debate ...

The IRS processed 138 million returns in the 2025 filing season and issued 86 million refunds, with an average refund of $2,942. Few of the tax agency’s critics predicted a successful 2025 tax ...

The IRS is actively distributing tax refunds to those who filed their 2024 returns early in the 2025 fiscal year. Taxpayers who submitted electronically by May 15 can expect direct deposits ...