The 2026 tax season could be rough, with IRS staff cuts and budget woes likely causing delays and service issues for taxpayers.

The National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, released her fiscal year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress. While the government watchdog noted that the 2025 filing season was successful, there are ...

Buyouts and layoffs, together, thinned the IRS workforce from 102,113 to 75,702, according to the advocate’s report. The cuts ...

July 02, 2025 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is facing a steep workforce reduction that threatens its capacity to assist businesses just as many confront growing uncertainty around global ...

A new reort delivered to Congress warned that 2026 tax season may pose significant challenges for taxpayers following the dramatic reduction of workforce at the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS ...

Taxpayers could face significant hurdles during the 2026 tax filing season after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reduced its workforce by more than one-quarter in the past year, according to a ...

“But with the IRS workforce reduced by 26%, and significant tax law changes on the horizon, ... Tax changes in Trump bill could swamp understaffed IRS. Now comes a bigger challenge.

The IRS is grappling with a significant backlog of 387,000 unresolved identity theft cases as of June. This issue, exacerbated by staff reductions and budget cuts, raises concerns about the agency's ...