The IRS plans to lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season as the Trump administration aims to shrink the size of the federal workforce. It’s unclear how many IRS workers will be affected, according to the Associated Press. IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season were told they will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline. The IRS expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 deadline. The Biden administration invested heavily in the IRS through an $80 billion infusion of funds in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, which included plans to hire tens of thousands of new employees to help with customer service and enforcement as well as new technology to update the tax collection agency.