The termination occurs amid Trump’s extensive reform of the IRS. Within just six months, the agency’s workforce has been reduced by 25%, reversing Joe Biden’s $80 billion IRS expansion initiative. On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to curtail what many Americans perceive as one of the most unpopular and overreaching agencies in Washington — and he is following through on that promise.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has detailed how the administration has been reducing the IRS through programs encouraging voluntary resignations, offers for early retirement, and incentives for separation. In April 2025, the agency initiated formal Reduction in Force (RIF) actions, indicating that the reductions are far from complete.
