Big news about the IRS! The agency that handles your taxes might get a lot smaller. This could mean longer wait times on the phone and slower tax refunds.
- The IRS might lose half its workers.
- This would be the smallest the IRS has been since the 1950s.
- Fewer workers could mean problems processing tax returns.
- This could lead to bigger budget problems for the government.
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Current IRS workers | ~90,000 |
| Potential job cuts | ~45,000 |
| Tax returns processed yearly | 270 million |
