Hundreds at IRS Appeals Office to Take Deferred Resignations

The IRS Office of Appeals is expecting to lose hundreds of staffers to deferred resignations this year, an IRS official said, the latest in an exodus spurred by the Trump administration.

Over 300 staffers have taken the deferred resignation offer, with another 100 requests outstanding, IRS Independent Office of Appeals Chief Liz Askey said at the Eversheds Sutherland 2025 Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement event Wednesday.

“That hurts in some respects, but we are going to do our best to not let that long-term disrupt operations too much,” Askey said on a panel.

Appeals had 1,663 staffers ...