IRS Workforce Cuts Imperil Next Tax Season Service: BGOV Tax

Taxpayer Advocate Warns Congress on Trump’s IRS Cuts

Massive cuts to the IRS workforce by the Trump administration threaten to disrupt the next tax filing season, the National Taxpayer Advocate warned in her mid-year report to Congress.

The cuts spearheaded by adviser Elon Musk led to a 22% drop in customer service workers, which the independent agency watchdog said is a mistake because the unit “is responsible for the heaviest lift of serving taxpayers.”

The IT staff—who reprogram computers when the tax code changes—has been culled by 27%. That could hinder IRS implementation of the GOP’s tax bill if it ...