IRS Losses Increase, Down a Third of Its Agents

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This story is a real tear-jerker.

You see, it turns out that the IRS lost nearly one-third of its revenue agents because of DOGE.

Our hearts go out to the IRS for not having enough agents to unconstitutionally harass American citizens.

It was March 2025 when the agency shed over 11,000 employees, and that was an 11% drop in its workforce.

Not long after, agents took the biggest hit, losing 3,623 auditors, which is 31% of their crew.

But is 31% enough? I’m thinking of a number. And it’s three digits…

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I love the comment on that post. People are getting it.

NBC reports:

  • As of March 2025, the IRS workforce had fallen by more than 11,000 employees, or 11%, according to a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report.
  • The percentage of separated employees was higher for “revenue agents,” who conduct audits. As of March, the agency lost 3,623 revenue agents, or 31%.
  • However, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said “collections” are still a priority for the agency.

The IRS has lost nearly one-third of tax auditors amid sweeping cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, a watchdog report found.

As of March 2025, the agency’s workforce had fallen by more than 11,000 employees, or 11%, due to probationary terminations and the deferred resignation program, according to a May 2 report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

The percentage of separated employees was significantly higher for certain departments — including so-called revenue agents, who conduct audits for the IRS. As of March, the agency lost 3,623 revenue agents, or 31%, according to the report.

The TIGTA report came the same day as President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 discretionary budget request, which called for a nearly $2.5 billion IRS budget cut to end the “weaponization of IRS enforcement.”

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday defended the reduced spending request in a House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee hearing. He said the federal government has cut $2 billion from the agency’s information technology budget “without any operational disruptions.”

As of April 25, the IRS processed more than 140 million tax returns during the 2025 filing season, slightly more than the previous year, according to agency data.

Here’s a fun fact: Tax payers pay tax collectors who owe around $50 million in overdue taxes.

What if there were no taxes and no IRS?

Trump mentioned it here, and mentions tariffs:

Time to end the tax grift.



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