IRS Is Unprepared for Upcoming Tax Filing Season, Senators Warn

Taxpayers will likely face delays in getting their tax refunds due to the Trump administration’s IRS workforce cuts and the added pressure to implement Republicans’ mega tax law, over a dozen senators in the minority wrote to Treasury officials Sunday.

“Taxpayers deserve to have the information and assistance they need to file their taxes and receive their refunds in a timely manner,” 17 senators in the Democratic caucus, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter dated Dec. 21 to Treasury Secretary and Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent and IRS Chief of Taxpayer Services Ken Corbin.

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