What does the White House buyout offer mean for the Internal Revenue Service?
IRS employees can resign by Feb 6 and get 7-8 months' full pay/benefits through September.
Those who stay should expect to return to the office five days a week.
The White House expects 5-10% of federal workers to accept the buyout offer.
It also froze federal hiring in January.
Add buyouts to its 8.5% attrition rate, and the IRS headcount could shrink substantially in 2025.
Expect longer wait times, slower document processing, and fewer audits, at least in the short term.
