Up to 15K IRS probationary workers expected to be axed in middle of tax season amid DOGE cuts

NY Post ^ | 2/15/25 | Katherine Donlevy

[Libloather]

The IRS will lay off as many as 15,000 employees in the middle of tax season as the White House continues to slash spending across the government.

The axed workers are all on probationary status with limited tenure in their jobs, two insiders confirmed to the Associated Press.

The cuts could come as early as next week — just one month after the IRS began accepting tax returns.

The move comes after an employee of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the IRS’ headquarters on Thursday asking about the agency’s technology and how audits are done, ABC News reported.

An estimated 15,000 employees will be affected.

The major round of layoffs comes as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to trim federal government spending by shrinking the workforce — and ordered agencies to lay off probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.

IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season were blocked from accepting a buyout plan previously offered by the Trump administration that would allow them to resign while still collecting a paycheck through September.

[Libloather]

BUT WHO WILL PICK THE CROPS?

[JayGalt]

Sorry..Can we have some more IRS firings, please?

[rdcbn1]

They have been on the job for 6 months . Don’t see this as a huge impact item.

It’s not like we couldn’t process 2024 tax returns without them

[nopardons]

BTTT

[Dr. Franklin]

Maybe Trump will hire more, who aren’t woke and don’t tick off all the affirmative action boxes, on a temp basis, or just contract the work out to the private sector who can do it for less.

[lgjhn23]

They’re most likely ALLl FJB/odongo DEI hires....fire em all. Not qualified, not needed...byeee.

[cgbg]

For a bonus we need some leftist protests defending the IRS.

That would be fun to watch.

[cgbg]

DEI graduates in accounting that the colleges were afraid to flunk out....

[know.your.why]

Dammit. Wait till I get my refund DD!!!

[cgbg]

If you or your tax person files online the refund process probably never touches human hands for existing accounts—unless something unusual is detected.

[stanne]

Even the Post pretends people care about the welfare of poooor IRS workers. Tax collectors

[stanne]

“ Maybe Trump will hire more…”

Never

[cgbg]

They would have fun polling that.

How do you feel about fired IRS workers?

A. Very upset 1%.

B. Somewhat upset 5%

C. Don’t care either way 14%

D. Fire more and do it now 80%.

Lol.

[Cobra64]

Turbo tax

[Dr. Franklin]

Never

Trump is always concerned about his image and brand. People want their tax refunds, which is money the government never should have taken in the first place. If people aren't getting their tax refunds, Trump will be concerned.

[stanne]

“ If people aren’t getting their Tx refunds”

Oh please

[Dr. Franklin]

Oh please

I remember when Trump was running casinos in AC. He is very concerned about getting things like this done right because it affects his image and brand.

[stanne]

Ok.

[Jim Robinson]

Great start!

[sjmjax]

Eliminate the income tax and fire them all.

Levy a simple sales tax collected at point of retail sales. No records required, no filings, no IRS agents and everybody contributing something relative to their