The IRS plans to lay off up to 25% of its employees from closing its civil rights office.
West Palm Beach, Florida (AP) – IRS The plan is to lay off up to 20,000 employees (25% of the staff) as part of the layoffs that began Friday, with two familiar people telling the Associated Press.
The layoffs will start with the IRS’s Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, which will reduce 75% through layoffs, and the remaining workers will be absorbed into the agency’s chief consultant’s office, the three told the Associated Press. Less than 200 people work in the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, formerly known as Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
The people spoke on anonymity because they had no right to disclose the plan. The Washington Post first reported on Friday in an IRS layoff, which collects revenue and enforces tax laws.
Layouts are part of Trump administration’s efforts Reduce the size of federal bureaucracy Through billionaire Elon Musk’s ministry of government efficiency. The government has closed agencies, fired probation employees who have not yet obtained civil servant protection, and offered an acquisition through the Deferred Resignation Program.
A Treasury spokesman spoke on Friday under anonymous preview of the fiscal plan, and any staffing down is part of greater process improvements and technological innovations that will allow the IRS to operate more effectively.
The spokesman said in a statement that the rollback of the Biden-era recruitment and merger support capabilities is designed to serve the public more effectively.
The IRS began laying off employees in February. About 7,000 probation employees Notify the agency of one year or less of their services and they will lose their jobs.
However, federal judges recently ordered these workers to be recover.
In March, IRS employees participating in the 2025 tax season were told that they would not accept the Trump administration’s acquisition offer until the taxpayer filed deadline.
