The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has fired 7,000 workers in Washington, D.C., and around the country—layoffs occurring right as the 2025 tax return filing season hits full steam. The cuts are one step in the charge of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency’s goal of to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion—which has begun with mass layoffs at multiple government agencies,

Recent IRS layoffs are the latest federal cuts, but will they impact when you get your tax refund? Yes, they might. Here's what we know.

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.

The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed.

One department getting hit with extensive cuts is the IRS, where between 7,000 and 15,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs.