IRS Says Some Employees Cannot Take Trump Buyout Offer Until After Tax Filing Deadline

The IRS told its employees this week that workers involved in the 2025 tax season cannot accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration to federal employees until May. Federal employees faced a midnight Thursday deadline to accept the buyout offer, known as a “deferred resignation,” which Trump officials say is an attempt to reform the federal workforce. A judge on Thursday placed a temporary hold on the buyout program. The letter says that “critical filing season positions in Taxpayer Services, Information Technology and the Taxpayer Advocate Service are exempt” from the administration’s buyout plan until May 15. Meanwhile, taxpayers have until April 15 this year to file their taxes unless they get an extension....