The tax agency overall is down a quarter of its staff through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements and RIFs, ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is bracing for a challenging 2026 tax season following a significant reduction in its ...

A Smaller Tax Agency Among the Trump administration's promises when it took office was "to further decrease the size of the ...

“With the IRS workforce reduced by 26% and significant tax law changes on the horizon, there are risks to next year’s filing season,” Collins wrote. “It is critical that the IRS begin to ...

The IRS has reduced its workforce by more than 25,000 employees, raising serious concerns ahead of a complex 2026 tax season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget bill championed by President Donald Trump could complicate next year's tax filing season after the IRS lost one-quarter of its employees through staffing cuts, an ...

“With the IRS workforce reduced by 26% and significant tax law changes on the horizon, there are risks to next year’s filing season,” Collins wrote. "It is critical that the IRS begin to ...

The potential reduction of the IRS workforce by 50% could lead to significant revenue losses over the next decade. The impact of these cuts extends beyond the IRS itself.

IRS data show that the audit rate for personal income tax has decreased by about two-thirds since 2010, declining to just 0.36% in 2023.

IRS workforce losses pose growing risk to businesses amid tariff-driven tax complexity Diana Shaw July 2, 20257:22 AM PDTUpdated July 2, 2025 ...

At the IRS, over 20,000 have already taken buyouts. Internal memos make clear that these cuts are being made with full awareness of their impact. One such memo stated, “taxpayer services and ...

These unprecedented cuts, as noted by the Yale Budget Lab, would impact every corner of the country, including about 10% of the IRS workforce in Wisconsin. A weakened federal tax collector could ...