IRS Workforce and Leadership Shakeup Repercussions: Explained

Turmoil has rippled through the IRS again as more senior leaders say they’ll depart with less than a week left in the tax filing season.

Acting IRS commissioner Melanie Krause—the third person to hold the job this year—decided to exit the agency as it’s come under pressure to more broadly share taxpayer data to further the Trump administration’s immigration efforts. This latest round of leadership turnover is just one part of a massive downsizing of the federal government, with the IRS bracing for cuts of up to a quarter of its workforce this year.

Those who are left are weighing ...