IRS, Tax filing and refund delays

Will the expected IRS staff cuts delay my 2025 tax refund?
The IRS' Where's My Refund? tool will tell electronic filers what the status of their 2025 tax refund is 24 hours after they file a return, according to the agency's website. Those filing by mail can view the status of their refund four weeks after they mail in their return.
Here's how IRS layoffs could impact your tax filing and refund this season
Thousands of IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continues cuts to federal spending.
IRS cuts may mean refund delays and long waits. File early before potential cuts, CPAs say
Trump may target IRS next for job cuts. CPAs warn Americans to file early before the cuts to avoid refund delays or long help lines.
IRS slashing thousands of jobs in heat of US tax season
The Trump administration is planning more than 6,000 job cuts to the Internal Revenue Service, CBS News reports.
IRS begins layoffs, as DOGE cuts collide with tax season
The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.
Four reasons IRS could cancel your tax refund as mass layoffs under Trump and Musk cuts spark delay fears
Millions of Americans have either started to receive their IRS tax refunds or are anticipating their money soon but there are several reasons why the agency could cancel or reduce your refund
How IRS firings are expected to screw up tax season
The IRS said it was firing people it deemed not "critical" to tax filing season. Employees said the cuts would affect tax returns and enforcement.
Could IRS layoffs delay tax refunds for Wisconsinites?
More than 140 million Americans are expected to file tax returns this year, the IRS says. How could impending layoffs at the agency impact processing?
Could IRS layoffs affect tax filing and refunds?
Some worry firing IRS workers now could delay tax refunds, but the Trump Administration says it'd like to abolish the IRS altogether.
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Could IRS layoffs affect your 2025 tax refund? How to check refund status, schedule
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