Have you filed your taxes yet? The deadline is still a couple months away, but a big move by the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, could impact when you get your return. The IRS is poised to lay off ...

House lawmakers this week could vote to approve a smaller IRS budget, with $11.2 billion allocated through the remaining fiscal year. If approved, this would be about 9% smaller than current spending, ...

A Treasury watchdog report warns staff reductions may “result in delays in taxpayers receiving refunds." ...

Tax season is always a stress test for household budgets, but the 2026 filing season for 2025 returns is shaping up to be unusually fraught. A sweeping new tax law, agency layoffs, and technology ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council issued its annual report Wednesday after a turbulent year at the agency, criticizing the repeated funding cuts and staffing cuts at the agency, amid a ...

The 2026 tax season could be a challenge for the IRS as the agency navigates a smaller workforce and continued budget cuts. Meanwhile, the IRS also must implement several tax law changes enacted by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with filing their taxes given the ...