Tony Bark@pawb.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month ago

IRS needs 11,000 hires to ‘maintain’ phone support for 2026 filing season, plans on 60% cut to IT staffing

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IRS needs 11,000 hires to ‘maintain’ phone support for 2026 filing season, plans on 60% cut to IT staffing

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Tony Bark@pawb.social to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month ago

Without requested funds, the IRS says it will only be able to answer 16% of calls during next year’s tax filing season, and only 11% of all calls in FY 2026.

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I gave up after being on hold for 16 hrs over 2 days back in 2022. Can’t imagine how bad it is after all the cuts

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