The 2026 tax season could be rough, with IRS staff cuts and budget woes likely causing delays and service issues for taxpayers.

The IRS has lost over 11% of its workforce through terminations and voluntary resignations. Legal challenges have followed as ...

A group of Maryland lawmakers is calling on the IRS to expedite federal tax refunds for individuals who are facing financial ...

Taxpayers could face significant hurdles during the 2026 tax filing season after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reduced ...

The IRS lost 26% of its 102,000-person workforce to layoffs and buyouts this year through early June, amid a larger effort by the Trump administration to shrink the federal government. The figure ...

The 2025 tax filing season ran smoothly despite thousands of IRS layoffs, but the 2026 tax filing season could be challenging ...

July 02, 2025 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is facing a steep workforce reduction that threatens its capacity to assist businesses just as many confront growing uncertainty around global ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will slash its workforce by at least 25% beginning Friday with layoffs, which were expected, amid efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

IRS workforce challenges The IRS started the year with a headcount of over 102,000 federal employees, and six months into 2025, that figure has dropped to just 75,702.

The Internal Revenue Service is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the ...

Tax changes in Trump bill could swamp understaffed IRS Now comes a bigger challenge. A mammoth legislative package, approved by the Senate on July 1, includes dozens of tax cuts, tax-cut ...

New law exempts up to $25,000 in tips from federal taxes, delivering on Trump’s campaign pledge Unclear rules leave workers ...