what does a government shutdown mean

Taxes September 30, 2025 

Under the plan, the Treasury Department would shift funding the IRS received from the Inflation Reduction Act into the taxing agency's operational budget.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Taxes September 22, 2025 

Congress is staring down a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal funding and avoid a government shutdown after competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats were blocked Friday in the Senate.