The Trump administration began firing more than 6,000 IRS employees this week. The agency is also under a hiring freeze amid the busy tax season.

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,

Could IRS layoffs affect your tax return?

IRS layoffs are expected to bring disruptions to a busy tax season; experts and politicians say it is even more important to file early this year.

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