The upcoming tax season will test if the IRS can function in the face of vast changes from the Trump administration—a shrinking workforce, budget cuts, and regulatory cutbacks.
The IRS has had a turbulent year with over a quarter of its workforce and dozens of leaders exiting, a government shutdown, and the tall task of implementing the GOP’s multi -trillion-dollar tax-and-spending law.
The 2025 tax filing season defied bleak projections even amid the start of Trump’s massive workforce cuts, processing more tax returns than the previous year, and maintaining service levels. Still, much of the preparation for the 2025 ...