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IRS furloughs half its staff as shutdown stalls tax services, with no resolution in sight.
The IRS is furloughing about half its workforce as the government shutdown enters its second week, with only 39,870 employees—53.6%—remaining on duty.
Most IRS services are now closed, following the exhaustion of emergency funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
The shutdown, caused by a lack of agreement between President Donald Trump and Congress, has disrupted tax processing and taxpayer support.
This follows earlier layoffs that reduced the IRS workforce from about 100,000 to roughly 75,000.
Furloughed workers will receive back pay once the shutdown ends, despite earlier warnings.
No resolution is in sight, and federal operations across agencies remain severely impacted.
El IRS despide a la mitad de su personal mientras el cierre bloquea los servicios fiscales, sin una solución a la vista.