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

National Taxpayer Advocate rings warning bell about how much the IRS will be prepared for 2026 tax season, given job cuts and ...

More than one-quarter of the agency’s workers have left in the past three months, raising the likelihood of service gaps and ...

The National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, released her fiscal year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress. While the ...

The budget bill championed by President Donald Trump could complicate next year’s tax filing season after the IRS lost ...

National Taxpayer Advocate rings warning bell about how much the IRS will be prepared for 2026 tax season, given job cuts and tax changes.

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

IRS staff losses pose ‘risks’ to next tax filing season, report warns More than one-quarter of the agency’s workers have left in the past three months, raising the likelihood of service gaps ...

The 2026 tax season could be precarious Collins said the 2025 filing season was “one of the most successful filing seasons in recent memory,” though she warned that the 2026 season could be rocky.

IRS tax-filing season defies gloomy projections despite DOGE upheaval Critical staffing cuts at the tax agency were postponed until after the filing season.

In a world where headlines touting a functioning government is relatively rare, this performance from the IRS is worth a note ...