IRS reportedly firing 6k workers today

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8:13a, 2/20/25
The IRS had about 100k employees at the end of FY 2024 (Sep 30th 2024)

Hopefully we are just getting started here.

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8:15a, 2/20/25
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Adding a zero to that total would be better.
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8:15a, 2/20/25
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Should be tarred and feathered on the way out. Can't wait till the ATF gets their comeuppance.
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8:16a, 2/20/25
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Ridiculous we have so many tax collectors
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In reply to AgResearch • 8:17a, 2/20/25
AgResearch said:
Adding a zero to that total would be better.
Eat an elephant a bite at a time, though I completely agree with you the end goal needs an order of magnitude of more firings at a minimum.
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In reply to Tea Party • 8:20a, 2/20/25
Tea Party said:
Eat an elephant a bite at a time,


Mmmmm, tastes like chicken!
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8:20a, 2/20/25
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This is not insignificant. If 6,000 employees get paid an average of $75,000/year that is $450 million saved per year. But more importantly - if the IRS is able to operate to the same high standard (lol) without these 6,000 employees - then any dollar amount is legitimately being wasted.

It will be interesting to see if audit rates go down. You can already be sure that anytime you need to call the IRS in the future and are on hold for 18 hours it will be blamed on Trump/DOGE even though that is no change from what we already have.
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In reply to BigRobSA • 8:24a, 2/20/25
BigRobSA said:
Tea Party said:
Eat an elephant a bite at a time,


Mmmmm, tastes like chicken!
when we send in electronic filing of our tax returns...

with AI and GROK and DEEPSEEK you can't tell me that an automated system

can't check my own automated submission from HR Block!
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In reply to AgResearch • 8:28a, 2/20/25
AgResearch said:
Adding a zero to that total would be better.


Or 6,000 per day.
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8:33a, 2/20/25
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8:38a, 2/20/25
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Wait until I get my refund processed!

Never mind. Deposited this morning. Proceed!
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8:38a, 2/20/25
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Keep going, I'm almost there
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8:39a, 2/20/25
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For almost every w-2 employee the government should send a fully filled out tax form that you amend and sign.

The process of sending a blank long form to people and have them fill in the blanks and send it back to you to prove you match the answer they already have is absurd.

Tax code should fit on two pages.
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8:40a, 2/20/25
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In reply to LMCane • 8:40a, 2/20/25
LMCane said:
BigRobSA said:
Tea Party said:
Eat an elephant a bite at a time,


Mmmmm, tastes like chicken!
when we send in electronic filing of our tax returns...

with AI and GROK and DEEPSEEK you can't tell me that an automated system

can't check my own automated submission from HR Block!


I can't

Not sure why you think I'd even try.

Doesn't take away from the "tastes like chicken" joke
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8:41a, 2/20/25
AG
That's called a good start.
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In reply to Aggrad08 • 8:55a, 2/20/25
Aggrad08 said:
For almost every w-2 employee the government should send a fully filled out tax form that you amend and sign.

The process of sending a blank long form to people and have them fill in the blanks and send it back to you to prove you match the answer they already have is absurd.

Tax code should fit on two pages.

That's a good point. They even have all the 1099-div and 1099-ints. And cap gains statements from brokerages.
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9:06a, 2/20/25
I'm hearing it's primarily LB&I, so unfortunately won't have much impact on audits of individuals or small businesses.
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In reply to Logos Stick • 9:08a, 2/20/25
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Yes, we do it backwards. Probably at the behest of accounting firm lobbyists in the past.

If they collect both all the information AND already have our money withheld, the IRS should be sending us the calculations for standard deduction and we should at most only be procressing for itemization or other exceptions or credits and either submitting that only, or just acknowledging their numbers.

Right now, the iRS basically operates a vast entrapment scheme, perhaps not quite intentionally.
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9:14a, 2/20/25
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Any reduction in the IRS workforce is a good reduction but I would prefer the Hegseth approach and tell them to cut 40% across the board.

Hopefully this is just a start.
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9:17a, 2/20/25
They need to fire the 40k cornpop added & then some
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In reply to Ag13 • 9:19a, 2/20/25
AG
" This is not insignificant. If 6,000 employees get paid an average of $75,000/year that is $450 million saved per year. But more importantly - if the IRS is able to operate to the same high standard (lol) without these 6,000 employees - then any dollar amount is legitimately being wasted.

It will be interesting to see if audit rates go down. You can already be sure that anytime you need to call the IRS in the future and are on hold for 18 hours it will be blamed on Trump/DOGE even though that is no change from what we already have."


$75,000 is probably nowhere close to their total cost of employment. By the time you add on benefits and other expenses associated with their employment, the cost savings is probably close to double their salary.
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In reply to Mr. Fingerbottom • 9:24a, 2/20/25
Mr. Fingerbottom said:
They need to fire the 40k cornpop added & then some


Then auction off the rifles and ammo
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9:25a, 2/20/25
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My goal is that the IRS is:
-Reduced in size
-Deweaponized against conservatives
-Greatly increased in efficiency and competency.

If you follow Tax twitter, its apparent that the IRS has declined in capabilities, competency, and the simple ability to keep paperwork straight since COVID started. Documents getting certified mailed 5, 6 times and the agency claims they never received a single one.

Firing those 6,000 employees can have that money go towards bringing in updated document management practices.

I don't want a Greece situation where nobody follows the tax code because there is no one to enforce it. I want a better tax code and a better IRS.
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9:27a, 2/20/25
AG
So you are telling me all of those IRS people are not elected officials but they have access to view my tax returns??????

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeEE
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9:30a, 2/20/25
Is that amount the same as what were added during Biden's administration? I thought it was that amount or slightly higher.

Either way, the IRS was doing just fine before, so taking the number back to where it was shouldn't change much of anything we've all dealt with.
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9:50a, 2/20/25
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IRS reportedly firing 6k workers today

Sounds like they are at least 81,000 short of what dimwit hired on.
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In reply to flyrancher • 9:56a, 2/20/25
flyrancher said:
IRS reportedly firing 6k workers today

Sounds like they are at least 81,000 short of what dimwit hired on.

You know they never got hired, right? This trope makes us sound stupid when it's clear we're just falling for clickbait headlines and not understanding the basic facts.
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1:25p, 2/20/25
AG
They terk er jerbs!
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1:31p, 2/20/25
AG
Overused gif, but relevant on this news
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In reply to Pinochet • 1:33p, 2/20/25
Pinochet said:
flyrancher said:
IRS reportedly firing 6k workers today

Sounds like they are at least 81,000 short of what dimwit hired on.

You know they never got hired, right? This trope makes us sound stupid when it's clear we're just falling for clickbait headlines and not understanding the basic facts.
No one cares
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In reply to one MEEN Ag • 1:38p, 2/20/25
AG
one MEEN Ag said:
My goal is that the IRS is:
-Reduced in size
-Deweaponized against conservatives
-Greatly increased in efficiency and competency.

If you follow Tax twitter, its apparent that the IRS has declined in capabilities, competency, and the simple ability to keep paperwork straight since COVID started. Documents getting certified mailed 5, 6 times and the agency claims they never received a single one.

Firing those 6,000 employees can have that money go towards bringing in updated document management practices.

I don't want a Greece situation where nobody follows the tax code because there is no one to enforce it. I want a better tax code and a better IRS.

I want no IRS. None. Zero.
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1:42p, 2/20/25
Somebody post the liberal outrage over this. I need someone to laugh at.
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