Most agencies will now face a moratorium on hiring at least through mid-October after Trump issues his third freeze order.

President Donald Trump marked his return to the White House on Jan. 20 with a slew of executive orders, including an indefinite hiring freeze at the IRS. Naturally, with the 2025 tax season well ...

Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national ...

Michael Ryan, founder of MichaelRyanMoney.com, told Newsweek: "The IRS hiring freeze creates a perfect storm for tax season delays, particularly for complex returns requiring manual review.

The agency could close the estimated $118 billion employment-tax gap, among others, and dedicate the money to the trust fund.

The hiring freeze doesn’t apply to military members, or civilian positions dealing with immigration enforcement, national security or public safety.

“The IRS will function much better today and in the upcoming filing season with this hiring freeze than they would have, say, four years ago,” Hamilton said.

The president’s actions, which include a hiring freeze at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and a mandate for federal employees to return to in-person work, could significantly impact the ...

The freeze, which the president initially ordered on Jan. 20, prevents the hiring of civilian employees at federal agencies for either vacancies or new positions.

President Trump’s order to freeze federal civilian hiring includes an extra squeeze at the Internal Revenue Service. Under the order signed Monday, all agencies have hiring frozen for up to 90 ...

There's an indefinite hiring freeze in place at the IRS, but fears about it's impact on the 2025 tax season might be misplaced. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the ...