IRS to furlough nearly half its workforce due to government shutdown [View all]
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Source: The Guardian
Wed 8 Oct 2025 17.03 EDT
First published on Wed 8 Oct 2025 15.53 EDT
The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday it will furlough nearly half of its employees – around 34,000 workers – due to the ongoing government shutdown, making it significantly harder for US taxpayers to get assistance.
In a statement on Wednesday, the IRS said that “due to the lapse in appropriations”, it will begin its furlough on 8 October for “everyone except already-identified excepted and exempt employees”.
“Employee who are not exempt or excepted are furloughed and placed in a non-pay and non-duty status until further notice; however, all employees should plan to report to work for their next tour of duty,” the IRS said, adding that employees would be given up to four hours to close out work requirements and receive formal furlough notification. The furlough will leave only 53.6%, or 39,870 IRS employees, working as the government remains shut down.
In the standard furlough letter provided to all affected employees, David Traynor, acting IRS human capital officer, confirmed that furloughed employees cannot work and will not be paid during the shutdown.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/08/government-shutdown-irs-workers
Most agencies have significant numbers "furloughed" during lapses, with a handful left (even in some situations of "health and safety" ).
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The Internal Revenue Service will furlough nearly half of its employees – around 34,000 workers – due to the ongoing government shutdown.
In a statement on Wednesday, the IRS said that “due to the lapse in appropriations”, it will begin its furlough on 8 October for “everyone except already-identified excepted and exempt employees”.
“Employee who are not exempt or excepted are furloughed and placed in a non-pay and non-duty status until further notice; however, all employees should plan to report to work for their next tour of duty,” the IRS said, adding that employees would be given up to four hours to close out work requirements and receive formal furlough notification.
The furlough will leave only 53.6%, or 39,870 IRS employees, working as the government remains shut down.
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