IRS Hiring Blitz Would Aim for Younger Workforce, Rettig Says

The IRS is preparing to target a younger workforce for an upcoming hiring surge if it gets the funding boost sought in President Joe Biden’s budget request, Commissioner Charles Rettig said.

The agency is looking to recruit people with college and graduate degrees with mid-level and junior experience, Rettig said during a tax conference hosted by University of California, Los Angeles, on Thursday. Much like a big law or big accounting firm, he said, the IRS plans to train new hires in-house with the planned hiring blitz.

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