The tax agency is quietly sketching out a blueprint to shrink its ranks by up to 50%, using a cocktail of layoffs, natural attrition, and buyouts that scream, “Here’s some cash, now scram!” Two insiders, who requested anonymity because they’re not supposed to spill the tea, confirmed the scheme on Tuesday.
The plan? A triple threat of layoffs, attrition, and buyouts that basically say, “We’ll pay you to leave, but don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”
IRS workforce diet plan: cutting 45,000 calories (and employees).
The IRS is reportedly drafting a “get lean” strategy that involves shedding up to half of its 90,000-person workforce.
In a move that could make the IRS about as functional as a calculator with dead batteries, the Trump administration is teaming up with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the federal workforce.
Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen warns that cutting tens of thousands of employees would leave the agency “dysfunctional.” But hey, at least it’ll be efficient, right?
The Trump administration is pushing a “deferred resignation program” that’s essentially a buyout bonanza for federal employees. But don’t get too excited, IRS workers—those helping with the 2025 tax season can’t cash in until mid-May, after the filing deadline.
Meanwhile, 7,000 probationary employees were already shown the door in February. And if that wasn’t enough, some IRS staff might get “loaned” to Homeland Security to help with immigration crackdowns. Because nothing says “efficiency” like making tax collectors do border patrol work.
IRS workforce shrinks faster than your bank account on Tax Day. With 56% of its workforce made up of people of color and 65% women, the IRS is about to get a whole lot less diverse—and a whole lot less functional.
In a move that sounds like a deleted scene from The Office, the IRS is bracing for a dramatic shake-up as the Trump administration hands out pink slips like they’re tax deductions.
Employees were offered a “deferred resignation program” (which is just a fancy way of saying, “We’ll fire you later, but with a little bonus”).
However, those working on the 2025 tax season were told, “Nice try, but you’re stuck with us until mid-May—after you’ve processed everyone’s existential dread over their taxes.”
But wait—there’s more! In an unexpected plot twist, the administration is planning to loan IRS employees to the Department of Homeland Security. That’s right: the people who normally audit your receipts for that “business lunch” at Ruth’s Chris might soon be monitoring border security.
Because if anyone knows how to track down hidden income, they surely know how to find just about anything else.
Meanwhile, former IRS commissioners are waving red flags, warning that gutting the agency’s resources will make tax collection about as effective as trying to catch rain in a sieve.
But the administration seems determined, with a mysterious “reduction in force” plan due in mid-March—though no one’s quite sure when or how this IRS shake-up will actually happen.
So, dear taxpayers, if you were hoping for smooth sailing this tax season, you might want to buckle up. The IRS is in for a wild ride, and your refunds might be too.
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