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The IRS will lay off 6,700 employees on Thursday as part of Donald Trump’s federal spending cuts, according to Reuters.

The layoffs occur in the middle of tax season and could strain the agency’s ability to process returns before the April 15 deadline.

An executive order mandates the firings, and the IRS is also under a hiring freeze until further notice.

Some IRS agents have been reassigned to assist with deportation efforts, raising concerns about tax season disruptions.

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[–] Buffalox 58 points 1 day ago

Understaffed IRS benefit the rich the most, because those are the most difficult to go after, because they use expensive lawyers.
The average guy however, can only bend over and take it. So they are always targeted first!!!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The IRS brings in revenue. Not exactly efficient to remove them.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

It's to make it easier for the rich to tax dodge. No staff means no audits.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

DOGE stands for Destruction of Government Efficiency

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

I've heard Department of Government Elimination but that works too

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Really looking forward to job market numbers. I know the Republicans are spin masters, but it's going to be a pretty hard spin when the market is shit because they've fired so many federal workers. It's working against the American people right in front of them.

His supporters won't care, I know. That's how cults work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I think there is something about the dates that means the next job reports won't account for these layoffs but the one after it will.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Some IRS agents have been reassigned to assist with deportation efforts, raising concerns about tax season disruptions.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

6,700 firings - 82,990 total = 76,290 left.