What Comes Next for the IRS and Tax After the Long Shutdown

Nov. 19, 2025, 7:28 PM UTC

Congress is back after ending the longest shutdown in US history. But the bipartisan accord left funding for the IRS and Treasury Department ending in less than three months and the fate of the enhanced premium tax credits at the center of the crisis still unresolved.

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On this episode of Talking Tax, Bloomberg Tax Congress reporter Zach C. Cohen and Bloomberg Government health policy reporter Erin Durkin discuss next steps for appropriating funds for the IRS and Treasury after current funding runs dry Jan. 30, and potential legislative solutions to rising health-care premiums.

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To contact the reporters on this story: Zach C. Cohen in Washington at zcohen@bloombergindustry.com; Erin Durkin in Washington at edurkin@bloombergindustry.com

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Kim Dixon at kdixon@bloombergindustry.com; Martha Mueller Neff at mmuellerneff@bloomberglaw.com

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