IRS, tax and Layoffs

IRS Layoffs Have Arrived: Here's What It Might Mean for Your Tax Returns
Thousands of workers are set to be out of a job at the IRS with just under two months left in the tax filing season.
Where is your 2025 tax refund? IRS layoffs could affect when you receive your refund
Recent IRS layoffs are the latest federal cuts, but will they impact when you get your tax refund? Yes, they might. Here's what we know.
Will the expected IRS staff cuts delay my 2025 tax refund?
The IRS' Where's My Refund? tool will tell electronic filers what the status of their 2025 tax refund is 24 hours after they file a return, according to the agency's website. Those filing by mail can view the status of their refund four weeks after they mail in their return.
Here's how IRS layoffs could impact your tax filing and refund this season
Thousands of IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continues cuts to federal spending.
Answering tax questions after DOGE cuts 6,000 IRS jobs
Sue Long with the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University founded a group that tracks IRS audits and has testified before Congress about restructuring the IRS.
IRS begins layoffs, as DOGE cuts collide with tax season
The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.
Four reasons IRS could cancel your tax refund as mass layoffs under Trump and Musk cuts spark delay fears
Millions of Americans have either started to receive their IRS tax refunds or are anticipating their money soon but there are several reasons why the agency could cancel or reduce your refund
How IRS firings are expected to screw up tax season
The IRS said it was firing people it deemed not "critical" to tax filing season. Employees said the cuts would affect tax returns and enforcement.
Tax refunds could be delayed for frustrating reason
Any minor change to the system could result in a disruption to payments for hundreds of millions of recipients
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 cuts may mean refund delays and long waits. File early before potential cuts, CPAs say
Drastic cost cutting measures have already touched a wide range of agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education.
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 ...
GOP lawmakers hear about 'real consequences' of DOGE cuts
IRS offices are reporting layoffs amid tax season. Now, many Americans are feeling the impact of President Trump and Elon ...
IRS firings have begun. Tax evasion enforcement could be hit especially hard.
Firings are focused on new hires, many of whom investigate fraud and evasion.
I Used to Work at the IRS. Here’s How the Massive Job Cuts This Week Will Affect You
I assume at this point almost every American is aware that Elon Musk’s “DOGE” group has been investing itself at the Office ...