IRS Service Will Worsen With Staff Cuts. How to Avoid Problems With Your Tax Returns.
There are steps you can take as a tax filer to avoid problems. They include knowing what times of day to call the IRS hotline, getting things right the first time on your tax retu
Will the expected IRS staff cuts delay my 2025 tax refund?
Those concerns are valid according to accountants, who are strongly advising people to file early this year, as they could encounter delays, particularly as they get closer to the filing deadline. The Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns on Jan. 27 and will continue to do so until April 15, unless a taxpayer asks for an extension.
IRS Tax Return: Will IRS layoffs delay refund, affect revenue collection?
Tax refunds may be delayed due to IRS staffing cuts, prompting experts to urge early filing. Meanwhile, layoffs of 7,000 IRS workers could weaken tax enforcement, with a Congressional Budget Office report warning that funding cuts may significantly reduce federal revenue and increase the deficit.
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and benefit rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say layoffs of about 7,000 IRS workers probably mean an end to plans to target rich tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection.
Will the IRS layoffs affect my tax return? Here's how to check your refund status
Tennesseans may see longer process times on their 2025 tax returns after thousands IRS employees face layoffs. Here's what to know.
How The IRS Layoffs Could Affect Your Tax Refund
The recent Internal Revenue Service layoffs could delay or cause mistakes in taxpayers' refunds, but turning in their 2024 tax refunds timely, correctly, and electronically could prevent issues. As part of President Donald Trump’s mission to reduce the federal government’s expenses,
IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes
The IRS has begun laying off more than 6,000 new and newly promoted employees across the country as part of the push to slash ...
How Trump’s IRS layoffs could affect taxpayers and refunds this season
The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed.
I.R.S. Fires 6,700 Employees Amid Tax Filing Season
The layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service came alongside additional firings at the Transportation Security Administration ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after ...
Trump’s IRS layoffs have some Americans asking: ‘Why bother’ filing taxes this year?
President Donald Trump has a skeptical stance on the Internal Revenue Service — and some people seem to be taking that as a ...
I.R.S. Bars Musk Ally From Seeing Personal Information
A document setting the terms of work at the I.R.S. by Gavin Kliger, a software engineer on Elon Musk’s team, only allows him ...
Donald Trump's Goal to 'Abolish the IRS'—Howard Lutnick
The commerce secretary said Trump's aim is to "abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay." ...
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External Revenue or Protectionism: A Tariff Can’t Be Both
Either tariffs raise revenue from foreign imports or make imports expensive enough to protect domestic producers, not both.
Trump officials want to rewrite tax season. Cross your fingers and file like normal, experts say.
DOGE wants access to filers’ data, and the commerce secretary says Trump wants to scrap the IRS altogether. But filing a ...