The IRS received almost 164 million individual income tax returns for 2025—roughly the same number as the last half-decade of tax seasons.
Some in the tax industry worried that the steep exodus of workers and leadership turnover would hamper the success of filing season and discourage taxpayers from filing their returns.
The agency now is preparing for the upcoming filing season as it deals with a weeks-long government shutdown that has stymied tax refunds and limited the number of phone calls getting answered.
The IRS received 1.3% more tax returns in 2025 through Oct. 17 compared with last year in ...
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