By Axios
The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks into 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.
Zoom in: Layoffs began Thursday for dozens of Denver-based Internal Revenue Service employees.
- Between 120 and 150 Denver IRS employees are on the chopping block, National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 32 president Patricia Allen told Axios Denver on Thursday morning.
- Most are probationary employees, she said, and are being cut from multiple divisions, including collections and tax compliance.
- Some employees were laid off early Thursday morning, Allen said. As of mid-morning, more were waiting for an email that was expected to tell them they had 30 minutes to vacate the premises.
