Where is your 2025 tax refund? IRS layoffs could affect when you receive your refund
Recent IRS layoffs are the latest federal cuts, but will they impact when you get your tax refund? Yes, they might. Here's what we know.
Trump’s IRS layoffs have some Americans asking: ‘Why bother’ filing taxes this year?
President Donald Trump has a skeptical stance on the Internal Revenue Service — and some people seem to be taking that as a green light to blow off their tax obligations.
IRS Tax Return: Will IRS layoffs delay refund, affect revenue collection?
Tax refunds may be delayed due to IRS staffing cuts, prompting experts to urge early filing. Meanwhile, layoffs of 7,000 IRS workers could weaken tax enforcement, with a Congressional Budget Office report warning that funding cuts may significantly reduce federal revenue and increase the deficit.
I Used to Work at the IRS. Here’s How the Massive Job Cuts This Week Will Affect You
I assume at this point almost every American is aware that Elon Musk’s “DOGE” group has been investing itself at the Office of Personnel Management and other
IRS Service Will Worsen With Staff Cuts. How to Avoid Problems With Your Tax Returns.
There are steps you can take as a tax filer to avoid problems. They include knowing what times of day to call the IRS hotline, getting things right the first time on your tax retu
How the IRS layoffs could affect your tax return this year
Based on those numbers, the recently announced layoffs would affect around 6-7% of the IRS workforce. Sources with knowledge of the situation say the affected employees are probat
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Musk's influence and new IRS bills could reshape tax season
Time will tell how a federal hiring freeze, Elon Musk's push for efficiency and new tax-focused legislation will shape the ...
IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes
The IRS has begun laying off more than 6,000 new and newly promoted employees across the country as part of the push to slash ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after ...
Donald Trump's Goal to 'Abolish the IRS'—Howard Lutnick
The commerce secretary said Trump's aim is to "abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay." ...
Gutting the I.R.S. Is the Opposite of Fiscal Responsibility
The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less ...
DOGE Staffer Arrives at Internal Revenue Service Headquarters
Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a posting on X that his office was “hearing ...
Taxpayer service suffers in IRS ‘work from home’ era
In 2024, it took the IRS an average of 676 days to resolve an identity theft case, five times longer than the 129 days it ...
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External Revenue or Protectionism: A Tariff Can’t Be Both
Either tariffs raise revenue from foreign imports or make imports expensive enough to protect domestic producers, not both.
I.R.S. Fires 6,700 Employees Amid Tax Filing Season
The layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service came alongside additional firings at the Transportation Security Administration ...