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On Tax Day, IRS Workers Brace for Mass Layoffs

HeadlineApr 15, 2025

Employees of the Internal Revenue Service are bracing for mass layoffs, with the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force plans affecting roughly 100,000 IRS workers expected to take effect by the end of the week. The Washington Post reports the cuts could eliminate nearly a quarter of the tax agency’s workforce, including the elimination of the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance. An analysis by the humanitarian charity Oxfam America found cuts to the IRS could help the wealthiest taxpayers avoid an additional $30 million in taxes per day, on average. Today is the deadline for filing personal income taxes. One IRS employee told CNN, “There’s going to be a huge backlog probably worse than it was during COVID.”

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