In the wake of recent reports of workforce reductions at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), President and CEO, Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released the following statement:
“In recent weeks, there has been a flood of information regarding the current state of the IRS, some of which has resulted in conflicting reports, creating confusion. The AICPA is having active discussions with IRS officials to clarify this information and we are actively monitoring developments as the IRS continues to assess the immediate and long-term implications. With the volatility of the present environment and rapidly changing events, it is important to reconcile fact from fiction for taxpayers and their advisors. Despite inconsistent reports, we know that the IRS is making every effort to maintain this tax season’s service levels comparable with that of recent years.
“The ability of the IRS to maintain service levels for taxpayers and their preparers is critically important to the AICPA. IRS services in combination with modernization efforts, which include technology advancements, have been the bedrock of AICPA’s recommendations for many years. A modern, functioning IRS is essential for Americans to meet their tax obligations and to our country’s financial health.
“The AICPA continues to provide recommendations to the IRS that will offer some level of relief as we work diligently to understand the impacts to services offered to taxpayers and their practitioners. We offer our voice and support to minimize public confusion about current IRS operations.”
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Tags: Income Taxes, IRS, Taxes
Carole Rader Fontaine March 7 2025 at 4:03 pm
NONE of my W-2 forms have arrived from the IRS. I CANT do my taxes without them, as I know have any figures with which to work. I am a widowed frail elder and the IRS is still withholding an earlier refund because the forgot to process the form, once I had cleared up a problem after my husband died in 2022, which I resolved in person at the Brattleboro office in August 2022. How do I get my tax forms with money values filled in? How do I get an extension for this year (I am undergoing treatment for a newly diagnosed cancer)? Will I ever get my refund now that the IRS is being overhauled by the federal DOGE?