A memo from Treasury’s deputy inspector general for audit warns the tax agency that massive staff cuts and the government ...

By any measure, 2025 was a tumultuous year for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), leaving a slimmed-down organization ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is now over. The backlog of work, however, remains. As the IRS scrambles to get back to business as usual, taxpayers should expect delays. The ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A major backlog at the IRS is affecting when people receive their refunds. The government agency said it had made significant progress in just the last month, but the ...

The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do. A bipartisan, ...

The U.S. government is getting back up to speed after the longest government shutdown in history. Airports have resumed their full schedules, which is a relief to anyone who’s planning to fly this ...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate Service testify's at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on October 07, 2020 in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — On Thursday, the IRS commissioner Charles Rettig told lawmakers that his agency is working hard to eliminate its backlog of tax returns. “When will the backlog be eliminated,” ...