IRS outlines plan to cut up to 40% of workforce, as tax filing season ends
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IRS outlines plan to cut up to 40% of workforce, as tax filing season ends
By the end of these cuts, the IRS is expected to shrink from about 102,000 to approximately 60,000 and 70,000 employees.
Jory Heckman @jheckmanWFED
April 15, 2025 12:54 pm
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The IRS is planning to cut up to 40% of its workforce after wrapping up this year’s tax filing season. ... An internal memo obtained by Federal News Network states the IRS will begin sending out bi-weekly Reduction in Force (RIF) notices starting this week. ... By the end of these workforce reduction efforts, the IRS will go from an initial workforce of 102,000 employees to approximately 60,000 and 70,000 employees.
The IRS will conduct the RIF in two phases and will target more severe cuts in specific offices. The memo states “taxpayer services and compliance will need to be trimmed.”
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According to the memo, the IRS Taxpayer Experience Office, Transformation Strategy Office, Online Services Office and Office of Civil Rights will experience a “high” level of staffing cuts during the first phase of the RIF.
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Bloomberg Tax first reported on Tuesday that about 20,000 IRS employees are taking the Treasury Department’s second “deferred resignation” offer. (1)
This is a developing story and will be updated
(1) https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/about-20-000-irs-workers-take-second-deferred-resignation-offer
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