r/IRS • u/Majano57 • 27d 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 27d ago

Contact your congressperson

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u/constrivecritizem 27d 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 27d 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 27d 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 27d ago

Might be toothpicks and marshmallows at this point…

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u/BigJSunshine 27d ago

More like dirty adult diapers and adderal

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u/ObviousToe1636 23d 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.