DOGE set to hamstring IRS

With tax season in full swing, the IRS is being severely hampered by cutting staff.

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DOGE set to hamstring IRS

Whether the IRS lays off merely 7% of its workers or as much as half of its 90,000-member workforce, it is certain that it will affect the ability of the agency to do its job.

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