Mass Layoffs at The IRS Will Affect Tax Season

How Mass Layoffs at the IRS Will Affect Tax Season
Kaercher says that risks to the filing season could include delayed tax refunds, inability to answer as many phone calls or help lines, and “there’s a question of whether they retained the right people in house” to quickly solve technical issues should they arise during tax season.
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Thousands of workers are set to be out of a job at the IRS with just under two months left in the tax filing season.
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One department getting hit with extensive cuts is the IRS, where between 7,000 and 15,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs.Cory Berry, the CEO of CB Accounting, said most tax returns are processed by a computer program,
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