How will IRS layoffs impact your tax refund?
- April 15, 2025, marks Tax Day, but filers can request an extension.
- Many taxpayers need more time to file, and extensions are available for any reason.
- Taxpayers can request an extension online, via IRS Free File, or by mailing Form 4868.
- Tax attorney Markwei Boye notes taxes are due today, and penalties accrue if unpaid.
- An extension grants until October 15 to file, avoiding failure-to-file penalties.
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Taxpayers sounding alarm as IRS faces 40 percent 'mass exodus'
In the United States, Tuesday, April 15 was the deadline for filing federal, state and local income tax returns. Some Americans owed money by April 15, while others are expecting refunds.The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is processing millions of federal tax returns. But according to Politico reporters Sophia Cai and Benjamin Guggenheim, the IRS may have a greatly reduced workforce in the future. And Politico's reporting is receiving a lot of d…
IRS Workers Had Their Own Deadline on Eve of Tax Day
Tuesday is Tax Day, but there will be fewer Internal Revenue Service workers around to process your return this year—and those that remain might have other things on their minds. The New York Times , citing "four people familiar with the matter," reports that around 22,000 IRS have accepted...
On Tax Day, IRS Workers Brace for Mass Layoffs
Employees of the Internal Revenue Service are bracing for mass layoffs, with the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force plans affecting roughly 100,000 IRS workers expected to take effect by the end of the week. The Washington Post reports the cuts could eliminate nearly a quarter of the tax agency’s workforce, including the elimination of the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance. An analysis by the humanitarian charity Oxfam America found c…
Tax Day: The Boycott Continues While 20,000 IRS Agents Resign * 100PercentFedUp.com * by M Winger
As Tax Day looms, a wave of discontent surges with over 20,000 IRS agents resigning. Explore the historical echoes of rebellion against taxation, and ask yourself: is it time for a tax strike? Dive into the full story!
Tax Day: The Boycott Continues While 20,000 IRS Agents Resign
It’s Coercion Day again, I mean, Tax Day. My mistake, “coercion” isn’t applicable here, is it? That word means: The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. More specifically: Extortion is a crime that involves the use of coercion to obtain property, money, or services from a victim. I guess ‘Extortion’ is the right word for today. Do you feel free yet? Well, the Internal Revenue Service (the money collectors for…
In the US it's Tax Day, but the Doge's cuts to the revenue agency continue: 20,000 outgoing employees
It is the day of truth for the Internal Revenue Service, the US counterpart of the Revenue Agency. In the US, April 15 is Tax Day, the day on which tax returns are filed. But this year is not like the others: the dark of the cuts imposed by the Department for Government Efficiency, overseen by Elon Musk, who intends to eliminate 20% of the workforce equal to 100,000 people at the beginning of the year by mid-May. According to CNN, just this week…
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