Pandemic challenges highlight staffing shortages at the IRS

Federal Times: As the IRS struggles to process a later than usual tax season and ongoing challenges with getting economic impact payments to every American, the constricted staffing at the agency has proven one of the central obstacles to improving operations.

Between 2010 and 2019 the IRS budget has reduced by 20 percent, and the number of employees at the agency has dropped by over 20,000 people, according to Office of Personnel Management data.

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