After a successful 2025 filing season, the IRS shed thousands of jobs, putting the prospects for 2026 on shakier footing, the agency’s watchdog said.
Major workforce reductions to key IRS programs under Trump administration initiatives to slash the federal workforce—some delayed until after the 2025 filling season—could spell trouble for the 2026 filing season, according to a newTreasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report.
- Key IRS functions responsible for managing the filing season— submission processing, return integrity compliance services, accounts management and field assistance—lost between 17% and 19% of their workforce, the report said.
- An IRS effort aimed at ...
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