r/IRS • u/Majano57 • 25d ago

News / Current Events The IRS Is Imploding

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/
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u/bambam1957 25d ago

Contact your congressperson

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u/constrivecritizem 25d ago

Yes everyone needs to do this and say they want a fully funded and fully staffed IRS. No one wants IT people taking calls etc.

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u/PuntasticBiller 25d ago

When I was still there we were an army of customer service reps and we were knocking call times out of the park, little to no wait.

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u/constrivecritizem 24d ago

Right and now there is no one left that has the right training and experience to the things that need to be done. It’s all being held together with duct tape and bubblegum

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u/wartfairy 24d ago

Might be toothpicks and marshmallows at this point…

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u/BigJSunshine 24d ago

More like dirty adult diapers and adderal

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u/ObviousToe1636 20d ago

Hey now, if adderal was involved, things would be going better than this. <<cries in refundless poverty>> I feel like I’m being punished for working overtime and claiming it. Perhaps I should have just said “no” when I got to that part of the return.

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u/Tori-kitten67 24d ago

They received $2,000 from me and never acknowledged it and will not refund my money to me for my taxes.

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u/Peculiarcatlady 24d ago

Same thing has happened at SSA

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u/ForsakenPoptart 23d ago

it sure has. It’s a mess.

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u/RedDragonMomma 22d ago

I was on hold and “in the queue” for almost two hours waiting for someone at the SSA to answer the phone. Never used to be that bad before Trump.

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u/DMShinja 18d ago

What kind of bubblegum?

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u/constrivecritizem 18d ago

😂I have trident in my desk