Washington bureaucrats are sweating. Their cushy government jobs aren’t looking so secure anymore. The federal workforce that ballooned under Biden is finally facing the scrutiny it deserves.
Americans have watched their tax dollars fund an ever-growing government machine for decades. Offices sprout like weeds.
They fill with bureaucrats whose primary skill seems to be creating more paperwork for the rest of us. But that era might finally be coming to an end.
Trump Takes Aim at Tax Bureaucracy
The Trump administration is declaring war on one of America’s most notorious bureaucracies – the Internal Revenue Service.
In a decisive move to trim government fat, the administration announced plans to shutter 120 IRS offices nationwide.
From ‘The Post Millennial’:
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to shut down more than 120 IRS offices that provide taxpayer assistance as part of a broader effort to reduce the federal government’s footprint and cut costs.
This dramatic reduction comes on the heels of laying off approximately 7,000 probationary IRS employees last week.
The closures target taxpayer assistance centers across the country. These are the offices the IRS claims provide in-person tax help by appointment.
The decision, outlined in a letter from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), gives IRS employees 120 days to vacate affected offices once lease terminations are officially announced. Notifications to landlords are expected to begin immediately.
Undoing Biden’s Bloat
The cuts represent a direct reversal of the Biden administration’s massive IRS expansion. Under Biden, Congress approved nearly $80 billion in additional funding for the IRS through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Not a single Republican voted for this bloated bill.
With that taxpayer-funded windfall, the agency opened or reopened more than 50 assistance centers in just three years.
This ballooned the total to over 360 nationwide. One commenter on The Post Millennial summed it up perfectly: “The centers were created as a job-shop for those with no job skills.”
The Kansas City IRS locations have been particularly hard hit. Approximately 1,000 layoffs are already underway.
According to Fox4KC, affected employees are being escorted out of buildings after having their badges confiscated. It’s a swift end to positions created during the previous administration’s spending spree.
Efficiency Over Bureaucracy
These cuts come courtesy of Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This department has been tasked with identifying and eliminating wasteful government spending. The timing – right in the middle of tax season – has raised eyebrows among critics.
However, financial experts don’t expect significant disruptions for most taxpayers. “There’s enough employees – that there shouldn’t be any change in how it’s done,” George Williams, president of the Williams Financial Group, told Fox4KC.
What’s particularly interesting is what the IRS had been focusing on before these cuts. In early 2024, the agency announced a “significant initiative targeting 125,000 wealthy non-filers.”
This specifically targeted those earning $400,000 or more per year. The IRS claimed to have recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes throughout 2024.
Whether this enforcement effort will continue with a streamlined workforce remains to be seen.
One thing is clear: the days of unlimited expansion at the IRS are over. Trump’s war on the tax bureaucracy is just getting started.
Key Takeaways:
- Trump slashes IRS bloat by closing 120 offices and cutting 7,000 jobs created under Biden’s watch.
- Biden’s $80 billion IRS expansion gets reversed as part of Trump’s government efficiency initiative.
- Tax experts confirm most Americans won’t see disruptions despite cuts happening during tax season.
Sources: The Post Millennial, Straight Arrow News, FOX 4
