IRS dismiss thousands of workers against the background of the tax season

Room neighbors, enter this one! This tax season IRS is reduced much more than a return check. According to Associated PressThe internal revenue service deposits thousands of test workers in the middle of the season. The underage official Elon Musk and its DOGE (Government Efficiency Department) partially lagging behind the upcoming dismissal.

Two sources familiar with the agency’s plans revealed this news to AP. Wild part? Cuts can happen as soon as this week.

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Why does IRS put people off?

Dispace is part of the strengthening of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal labor. The agency was ordered to release almost all test workers. This means that the IRS is likely to load those who have not yet received the defense of public service. At this time it is unclear how many IRS workers will be affected.

Earlier, the administration announced the plan to propose a ransom to virtually all federal staff through a “reserved program”. This program had to quickly reduce government labor. The program deadline was on February 6, and the administration officials stated that the staff who had taken will stop working while collecting salaries by September 30.

However, employees of the internal income service did not give a ransom option. According to a letter recently sent to the agency staff, employees participating in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept the ransom from Trump’s administration until the taxpayer is submitted.

The official start date of the 2025 tax season was January 27. Meanwhile, the IRS is waiting for more than 140 million tax taxes by April 15.

Trump and Elon Musk cancel the improvement of Biden administration

Biden’s administration has invested large funds in the IRS by pouring $ 80 billion into the Democrat inflation law. The law included plans to hire tens of thousands of new employees to assist in customer service and compulsory execution. It is also aimed at investing in new technologies to update the tax collection agency.

However, the Republicans have succeeded in retired this money. Billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have called on the US to “remove whole agencies” from the federal government to radically reduce costs and rebuild their priorities.

Selected officials are trying to fight the dog’s plans. General lawyer from 14 countries filed a lawsuit on Thursday (February 13) in the Federal Court of Washington. Costume Problems with Ilona and Dozh’s powers access to sensitive state data and carry out “virtually without force”.

In addition, the lawsuit shows that Elon’s actions through DOGE can only be taken by the Senate. It refers to the constitutional provisions that outline the powers of the Congress and the President.

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Fatima Hussein’s Associated Press reporter contributed to this report.