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 the federal government, sources say.
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The Trump Administration plans to lay off 6,000 or more recently hired workers at the Internal Revenue Service. That could affect the tax season.
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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.