The IRS Layoffs Could Affect Your Tax Refund

How Trump’s IRS layoffs could affect taxpayers and refunds this season
The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed.
Here's how IRS layoffs could impact your tax filing and refund this season
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Will the expected IRS staff cuts delay my 2025 tax refund?
Those concerns are valid according to accountants, who are strongly advising people to file early this year, as they could encounter delays, particularly as they get closer to the filing deadline. The Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns on Jan. 27 and will continue to do so until April 15, unless a taxpayer asks for an extension.
Trump’s IRS layoffs have some Americans asking: ‘Why bother’ filing taxes this year?
The Trump administration reportedly started to lay off nearly 7,000 new workers from the IRS on Thursday, including many who work in enforcement. A day earlier, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News that Trump’s goal is to “abolish” the IRS and replace its tax revenue with tariff cash.
IRS cuts may mean refund delays and long waits. File early before potential cuts, CPAs say
The IRS is facing a double whammy of a hiring freeze ... will delay refunds and degrade taxpayer service," Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Senate Democratic Leader ...
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More than 140 million Americans are expected to file tax returns this year, the IRS says. How could impending layoffs at the agency impact processing?
Could IRS layoffs affect tax filing and refunds?
Some worry firing IRS workers now could delay tax refunds, but the Trump Administration says it'd like to abolish the IRS altogether.
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