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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is set to lay off thousands of probationary employees as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) intensifies its audit of federal agencies, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press.

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The expected workforce reductions could begin as early as next week, following a meeting between senior IRS officials and a staffer from Elon Musk’s DOGE team. While the total number of layoffs remains uncertain, the cuts are expected to be substantial.

President Donald Trump has long pledged to scale back the IRS, reversing the agency’s expansion that began under the Biden-Harris administration.

In 2023, Democrats secured an additional $80 billion in funding for the IRS, allowing the agency to hire roughly 80,000 new workers.

Republicans strongly opposed the expansion and have since taken steps to roll back funding.

The upcoming layoffs align with Trump’s broader agenda to downsize federal agencies and eliminate wasteful spending.

House Republicans, led by Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), have been pushing for a comprehensive overhaul of the IRS, citing concerns about government overreach and alleged political bias.

On Thursday, Gavin Kliger, a key figure in Musk’s DOGE initiative, met with IRS executives at the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.

This was the first time a DOGE representative had visited the IRS in person.

BREAKING: The IRS is gearing up to fire thousands of federal workers as soon as next week, according to the New York Times.

The revelation comes one day after DOGE workers were reportedly unleashed on the Internal Revenue Service.

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Following the meeting, an internal email directed senior agency officials to review all contracts managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) to determine which remain necessary.

The GSA has the authority to revoke contracts deemed non-essential, including those that “merely generate a report, research, coaching, or an artifact,” according to the email.

“Consistent with the goals and directives of the Trump administration to eliminate waste, reduce spending, and increase efficiency, GSA has taken the first steps in a government-wide initiative to eliminate non-essential consulting contracts,” the email stated.

House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith has been vocal about the need for reform at the IRS, pointing to past instances where the agency allegedly targeted conservative organizations.

Smith recently sent a letter to acting IRS Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell, demanding increased oversight and efforts to “rebuild trust” with American taxpayers.

“The story of the last two years at the IRS is one of both failure and outright weaponization of the agency driven in part by the Democrats’ decision to prioritize hiring 87,000 new IRS agents to audit working families over providing basic customer services,” Smith told Fox News.

“There are too many examples of problems at the IRS to count.”

The IRS is expected to finalize layoff plans in the coming days as the Trump administration continues its efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy.

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Meanwhile, DOGE’s review of government contracts will likely lead to additional cost-cutting measures across various agencies.

While Democrats have defended the IRS expansion as necessary for tax enforcement, Republicans and government efficiency advocates argue that reducing the agency’s size is a necessary step toward fiscal responsibility.

As DOGE continues its audit, further restructuring within the IRS and other agencies is expected.

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