IRS swaps chief counsel for a lawyer friendly with DOGE, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized ...
A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mia Francis, a 22-year-old barista from Boston, filed her taxes on her own this year for the first time, ...
Examining claim that most of fired IRS agents were trained to audit billionaires and corporations
In March 2025, a rumor spread online that most of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents that U.S. President Donald ...
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How the IRS hiring freeze, mass layoffs could affect your taxes this year
The Trump administration began firing more than 6,000 IRS employees this week. The IRS also remains under a hiring freeze as the busy tax season continues. Experts worry that the freeze and mass ...
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Fake tax refunds, credits, debt? IRS scams targeting taxpayers
As tax season progresses, this time of year invites scammers that pretend to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS urges taxpayers to beware of impersonators that will try to contact you ...
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Former IRS chiefs warn of tax season delays
A group of former commissioners at the Internal Revenue Service is sounding the alarm about the thousands of layoffs at the agency in the midst of tax season. Last week, the IRS laid off between 6,000 ...
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As tax season looms and layoffs are threatened, the IRS acting commissioner is reportedly stepping down, too
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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. Back To Top ...
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Early tax season still sluggish, while some applaud Trump's call to abolish the IRS
IRS is cutting thousands of jobs, which some say will potentially create headaches for taxpayers. Tax refunds are down so far, but IRS attributes some decline to the calendar. Wild sound bites and ...
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Cost savings at the IRS come at a high price
We’re continuing to follow reports that the Donald Trump administration has fired more than 6,000 IRS workers, many of them in collections and enforcement. The administration said it’s doing ...