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Trump’s IRS layoffs have some Americans asking

How the IRS hiring freeze, mass layoffs could affect your taxes this year

The Trump administration began firing more than 6,000 IRS employees last week. The agency is also under a hiring freeze amid the busy tax season.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

How Trump’s IRS layoffs could affect taxpayers and refunds this season

The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed.

MarketWatch on MSN · 1d

Trump’s IRS layoffs have some Americans asking: ‘Why bother’ filing taxes this year?

The Trump administration reportedly started to lay off nearly 7,000 new workers from the IRS on Thursday, including many who work in enforcement. A day earlier, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News that Trump’s goal is to “abolish” the IRS and replace its tax revenue with tariff cash.

Elon Musk, federal and Their Jobs

The Independent on MSN · 47m

Musk says all federal employees must answer email about what they did last week — or lose their jobs

Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk says every federal employee will receive an email asking what they accomplished this week — and that those who fail to respond will be considered as having resigned.

Time · 2h

Elon Musk Draws Ire Telling Federal Employees to Justify Their Jobs Over Email or Resign

Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.

NBC News on MSN · 17h

Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign

Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign.

There’s a lot of crying, and it’s not good

Hosted on MSN · 1d

IRS employees in Syracuse abruptly fired: ‘There’s a lot of crying, and it’s not good’

The IRS abruptly fired up to 10 employees in its Syracuse office Thursday, part of a group of almost 7,000 agency workers let go by President Donald Trump’s administration at the start of tax season.

WCMH Columbus on MSN · 2d

Thousands of IRS employees fired as federal layoffs continue

Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees were fired on Thursday, most of which were with the agency for one year or less. This comes as the Trump administration has worked to get rid of probationary workers in federal agencies.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

Fired IRS employee decries irony of being hired to 'make the IRS 'more efficient'

As the IRS fired thousands of workers across the country on Thursday, many laid-off employees walked out of the headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time.

Hundreds of IRS employees fired in Philadelphia; will federal layoffs impact your refund?

Several hundred IRS employees in Philadelphia have been fired, which could impact the timeliness of your refund.

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Over 6,000 IRS employees expected to be terminated by end of week

The employees who will be affected — in a single division of the IRS — are expected to be notified Thursday that they've been ...

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Some agencies tell employees to hold off responding to latest Musk email

Multiple federal agencies appeared to be caught off guard by the Elon Musk-directed email from the Office of Personnel ...

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Tracking federal layoffs 2025: Impacted agencies include IRS, FAA, TSA and more

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken to the federal workforce, enacting layoffs and terminations. Here are some impacted ...

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More than 6,000 IRS workers to be laid off before end of week

At least 6,000 federal employees of the Internal Revenue Service were expected to receive termination notices by the end of ...

Trump 2nd term live updates: Agencies caution federal workers on Musk's email

Trump, meanwhile, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking at his Mar-a-Lago home as U.S. officials ...

RBC Ukraine on MSN18h

Trump threatens to fire federal employees over remote work

US President Donald Trump opposed the idea of federal employees working from home, as his administration pushes for a return ...

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6K IRS Employees Are Getting the Boot

About 6% of employees at the Internal Revenue Service are reportedly to be laid off. After the Biden administration's ...

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