The Trump administration is planning to close more than 120 IRS offices nationwide.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the closures in a letter obtained by the Washington Post.
Many of the closing IRS offices have taxpayer assistance centers inside them.
Last week, nearly 7,000 probationary IRS employees were laid off, reflecting the Trump administration’s plan to shrink the agency.
This starkly contrasts the Biden administration’s previous plans to hire nearly 87,000 more IRS agents.
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Per The Washington Post:
The Trump administration plans to shutter more than 110 IRS offices that have taxpayer assistance centers as the White House’s efficiency zeal carves deeper into the tax agency.
The plan, outlined in a Tuesday letter from the U.S. General Services Administration that was obtained by The Washington Post, comes in the midst of the federal tax filing season that ends April 15, and as the administration is working to reduce agencies’ headcount and scale back the footprint of the federal government. Last week, the IRS started laying off approximately 7,000 probationary employees.
At least 113 taxpayer assistance centers will have their leases terminated or not renewed when they expire, according to a list included with GSA’s letter. It’s unclear whether the assistance centers — which provide free, in-person help for tax filers, on an appointment basis — will relocate or simply close.
All soft-term leases, which can be ended on short notice, are expected to be terminated except for those deemed “public-facing,” according to the letter, which was signed by Michael Peters, the GSA’s commissioner for public buildings. Those leases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the letter said.
President Trump, earlier in February, requested the DHS to deputize IRS agents to assist with immigration enforcement.
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