About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.

The DOGE-driven job cuts are coming in the midst of the tax filing season, and some tax industry professionals fear disruptions.

The IRS will lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press. The layoffs affect probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely include workers in compliance departments,

Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections.

The “Department of Government Efficiency” is set to hobble the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes, The Washington Post reported on Friday. President Donald Trump and his billionaire benefactor Elon Musk are expected to lay off thousands of workers at the IRS as part of DOGE’s ostensible mission to reduce the federal

The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers