White House Eyes Further Cuts to the IRS
President Donald Trump’s proposed a $1.4 billion cut in annual IRS funding for fiscal year 2027, signaling the administration’s intent to keep shrinking the agency.
The budget request of $11.5 billion for Treasury Department’s domestic programs for 2027 represents a $1.5 billion—or 12%—cut from the 2026 enacted level, leaving the IRS to shoulder nearly the entire reduction. The proposal to fund the IRS at $9.8 billion deals another blow to the agency facing a make-or-break tax filing season and a workforce that has been thinned since Trump took office.
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