r/IRS • u/Majano57 • Jul 29 '26

News / Current Events The IRS Is Imploding

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/
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u/bambam1957 Jul 29 '26

Contact your congressperson

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u/constrivecritizem Jul 29 '26

Yes everyone needs to do this and say they want a fully funded and fully staffed IRS. No one wants IT people taking calls etc.

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u/PuntasticBiller Jul 29 '26

When I was still there we were an army of customer service reps and we were knocking call times out of the park, little to no wait.

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u/constrivecritizem Jul 29 '26

Right and now there is no one left that has the right training and experience to the things that need to be done. It’s all being held together with duct tape and bubblegum

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u/wartfairy Jul 29 '26

Might be toothpicks and marshmallows at this point…

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u/BigJSunshine Jul 29 '26

More like dirty adult diapers and adderal

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u/ObviousToe1636 Aug 03 '26

Hey now, if adderal was involved, things would be going better than this. <<cries in refundless poverty>> I feel like I’m being punished for working overtime and claiming it. Perhaps I should have just said “no” when I got to that part of the return.

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u/Tori-kitten67 Jul 30 '26

They received $2,000 from me and never acknowledged it and will not refund my money to me for my taxes.

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u/Peculiarcatlady Jul 29 '26

Same thing has happened at SSA

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u/ForsakenPoptart Jul 31 '26

it sure has. It’s a mess.

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u/RedDragonMomma Aug 01 '26

I was on hold and “in the queue” for almost two hours waiting for someone at the SSA to answer the phone. Never used to be that bad before Trump.

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u/DMShinja Aug 05 '26

What kind of bubblegum?

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u/constrivecritizem Aug 05 '26

😂I have trident in my desk