IRS Losses Increase, Down a Third of Its Agents

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.

https://x.com/MonarchosMatt/status/1919787202243932552

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.”

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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.

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The federal government currently employs IRS Agents who have tax issues of their own, the hypocrisy is out of control!!!! pic.twitter.com/WmOwt49FnP

— 💋🇺🇸 Tallulah (@MtnMama406) February 20, 2025

What if there were no taxes and no IRS?

Trump mentioned it here, and mentions tariffs:

“HOW ABOUT NO TAX ON ANYTHING” “we can do that”… HE SAID IT!!! Also said get rid of the IRS AGENTS…
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— 🇺🇸🍩 JULIE DONUTS 🇺🇸🍩 (@Juliesnark1731) January 25, 2025

Time to end the tax grift.

There are 1,400 IRS employees whose job is just to deliver laptops and cell phones to other IRS agents.

Maybe we should have postal workers handle that instead? pic.twitter.com/54ZtA6V8Ww

— Mr PitBull (@MrPitbull07) March 30, 2025