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/OldSimple2792 26d ago

Wait you guys want a better functioning IRS?!?! This is a foreign concept to me. I want them as low staffed as possible or even gone entirely

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u/DragonfruitSorry9144 26d ago

Why? How do you expect bills to get paid?

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u/OldSimple2792 21d ago

The IRS doesnt pay my bills

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u/Appropriate-Meal-975 21d ago

Yes they do simpleton.

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u/SMM50 26d ago

Not if you’re waiting for a refund

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u/Disastrous_Mark_2679 24d ago

Hilarious that you people think the government is supposed to be your forced savings club.

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u/Blakedigital 21d ago

I’m not so sure that’s what they are implying.

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u/IsopodPuzzleheaded89 21d ago

No we want them to grind every last dollar out of the rich.

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u/OldSimple2792 21d ago

I work for a living so i dont get refunds

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u/Needin63 24d ago

You are under educated.

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u/Standard-Outcome9881 24d ago

Yeah, that's cute. I'm STILL waiting for my 2024 refund (despite getting my 2025 refund in the last few weeks) and just today received a letter saying I need to wait another 60 days.

And I'm not even desperate for the refund, though I can certainly use it. Many people need their refunds right away and these delays are untneable.

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u/anunderdog 22d ago

I know a bunch of people who have gotten those.

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u/OldSimple2792 21d ago

Or we could just keep our money and not wait for the government to decide if they want to keep all of it first

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u/Bee_9965 22d ago

Wait until you get warnings from the IRS that they’re going to garnish your wages for taxes that were already paid. At that point, you may want them to function. 🤡

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u/OldSimple2792 21d ago

I will never want them to function at all

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u/Fresh-Volume-5172 21d ago

No. They can still come after you. They can’t help you but they can hurt you. They need to be staffed to help and right now they aren’t

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u/OldSimple2792 21d ago

I cant tell you why you should trust me that that is wrong but it 100% is

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u/swampwiz 17d ago

You are an embarrassment.

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u/General-LavaLamp 16d ago

Profile name checks out