US EditionIRS to Lay Off 25% of Staff, Eliminate Civil Rights Office in Latest Cuts, Washington Post Reports
- The Internal Revenue Service plans to cut at least 25% of its workforce starting Friday, as part of efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.
- The IRS is also eliminating its Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, which protected taxpayers from discrimination.
- A Treasury Department spokesperson noted that reductions are driven by process improvements and technological innovations to better serve taxpayers.
- These changes aim to increase efficiency and effectiveness, according to a letter referencing President Trump's executive order on waste reduction.
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Department cuts leak out in Friday news dump amid tariff shockwaves
Several departments within the federal government had personnel cuts leaked or reported while the U.S. fixates on and adjust’s to the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs. Positions at the IRS, State Department, and Energy Department have been marked for cuts or planned cuts during the tariff firestorm, which has plunged the stock market into the red. The IRS began its efforts to lay off 25% of its workforce, 20,000 jobs, on Friday in an expe…
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IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say
The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers as part of layoffs that began Friday. That's according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
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