• Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock
Editor's Pick

Trump Treasury confirms it’s eyeing IRS for ‘streamlining’ shake-up as tax season heats up

by March 5, 2025
written by March 5, 2025

The Trump administration’s Treasury Department is in the midst of weighing a ‘wide range’ of possibilities to streamline the Internal Revenue Service amid reports up to half of the IRS staff could be terminated, Fox News Digital learned Wednesday.

‘In line with the Trump administration’s focus on efficiency and deficit reduction, the Treasury Department is considering a wide range of possible streamlining initiatives,’ a Treasury spokesperson told Fox News Digital Wednesday afternoon. 

‘While no plan has been approved to date, modernization is necessary to keep up with the process by which Americans file their taxes, including the reality that over 90% of individual tax returns are filed electronically,’ the spokesperson continued. ‘These changes are aimed at improving taxpayer customer service and ensuring a smooth and successful filing season.’ 

The Treasury Department spokesperson spoke to Fox News Digital amid reports that up to half of the IRS’ roughly 90,000-person staff could be terminated.

The nation’s tax agency was drafting plans for the terminations as part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s mission to audit federal agencies and remove government overspending, mismanagement and fraud, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. 

Thousands of employees across various agencies – including the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of Energy – have been terminated as the Trump administration works to slim down the federal government and realign its agencies with Trump’s ‘America First’ policies. Agencies notably have terminated probationary employees who have not yet achieved full-time employment with the federal government as they are recent hires or were just reassigned to a new role within the government.

So far, the IRS has already terminated roughly 7,000 probationary employees. 

In addition to more terminations, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to reassign some IRS agents to assist the Department of Homeland Security with immigration enforcement, the Associated Press reported. President Donald Trump floated sending IRS agents to the border in January following his inauguration. 

‘On day one, I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents,’ Trump said during a rally at Circa Resort & Casino Las Vegas in January. ‘They hired, or tried to hire, 88,000 new workers to go after you. And we’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we’ll move them to the border. And I think we’re going to move them to the border.’

‘Where they’re allowed to carry guns, you know, they’re so strong on guns, but these people are allowed to carry guns, so we’ll probably move them to the border,’ he continued. 

Certain special IRS agents are permitted to carry firearms as part of their duties, according to IRS Code, 26 U.S. Code § 7608. 

The Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in February requesting that the IRS provide agents to be used for immigration enforcement efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who signed the letter, said Trump directed her agency to ‘take all appropriate action to supplement available personnel to secure the southern border and enforce the immigration laws of the United States,’ even through use of the agency’s authority to deputize federal employees to perform immigration functions.

The Treasury Department’s efforts to streamline the IRS come amid tax season, with the federal government expecting Americans’ individual income tax returns to be submitted by April 15. 

Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report. 

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS
0 comment
0
FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail

previous post
Dueling Al Green censure efforts stir frustrations within GOP as Republicans demand consequences
next post
Karoline Leavitt explains US efforts to negotiate with Hamas to free American hostages

related articles

Trump confirms he told Netanyahu to back off...

May 28, 2025

Senate Republican campaign committee ‘grills’ Chuck Schumer on...

May 28, 2025

DAVID MARCUS: Why nobody wants to cut the...

May 28, 2025

White House sending $9.4B DOGE cuts package to...

May 28, 2025

Obama-nominated judge allows lawsuit targeting Musk’s role with...

May 28, 2025

Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim US attorney,...

May 28, 2025

AOC fundraises on trying to abolish ICE amid...

May 28, 2025

Netanyahu says Israel has killed Hamas’ Gaza chief...

May 28, 2025

Watchdog finds ‘no evidence’ Biden knew of crucial...

May 28, 2025

US military vulnerabilities threaten Trump’s ‘peace-through-strength’ strategy

May 28, 2025
Enter Your Information Below To Receive Free Trading Ideas, Latest News, And Articles.


Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!

Latest News

  • LG Electronics India, CATL, and other major Asian IPOs to watch out for in 2025

    January 6, 2025
  • SafeMoon and Litecoin: Litecoin moves to a new weekly high

    July 17, 2024
  • Trump reveals who was behind Signal text chain leak

    March 25, 2025
  • JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says DOGE ‘needs to be done’ to fix government inefficiency

    February 25, 2025
  • UK climate campaigners challenge approval of new coal mine in High Court

    July 18, 2024

Popular Posts

  • 1

    Secret Service admits leaning on ‘state and local partners’ after claim it ignored Trump team’s past requests

    July 21, 2024
  • 2

    Elon and Vivek should tackle US funding for this boondoogle organization and score a multimillion dollar win

    December 4, 2024
  • 3

    Forex Profit Calculator: Maximize Your Trading Potential

    July 10, 2024
  • 4

    Five more House Democrats call on Biden to drop out, third US senator

    July 19, 2024
  • 5

    Biden calls to ‘lower the temperature’ then bashes Trump in NAACP speech

    July 17, 2024

Categories

  • Economy (829)
  • Editor's Pick (4,688)
  • Investing (624)
  • Stock (769)

Latest Posts

  • 2024 Cash Dash: Harris nearly triples Trump’s fundraising last month

    September 6, 2024
  • Trump to formally accept Republican presidential nomination in speech altered after assassination attempt

    July 18, 2024
  • UK government accused of cracking down on free speech: ‘Think before you post’

    September 14, 2024

Recent Posts

  • Harris claims Trump win would be ‘catastrophic’ for Social Security, but first term tells different tale

    October 22, 2024
  • SafeMoon and LItecoin: SafeMoon tests new weekly support

    July 31, 2024
  • Trump’s Playbook: How Putin outsmarted 4 US presidents, then was outplayed by ‘The Donald’

    November 14, 2024

Editor’s Pick

  • Nvidia’s $279 billion wipeout — the biggest in U.S. history — drags down global chip stocks

    September 4, 2024
  • Trump lands key Tulsi Gabbard confirmation following uphill Senate battle

    February 12, 2025
  • Mental health disorders attributed to more service member hospital stays than any other ailment: DoD

    January 6, 2025
  • About us
  • Contacts
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer: moneyrisetoday.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

Copyright © 2025 moneyrisetoday.com | All Rights Reserved

Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock