Tax Day 2026 is Wednesday, April 15, and you should have received your refund by now. Here's how to track the status of your ...

Deep staffing cuts have left the IRS processing millions of returns with far fewer workers, raising concerns about delays.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is now over. The backlog of work, however, remains. As the IRS scrambles to get back to business as usual, taxpayers should expect delays. The ...

The Trump administration’s budget cuts are looming over Tax Day.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — On Thursday, the IRS commissioner Charles Rettig told lawmakers that his agency is working hard to eliminate its backlog of tax returns. “When will the backlog be eliminated,” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is announcing plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the Biden administration says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. ...

The GAO said the agency's backlog at the end of last year’s filing season remained higher than pre-pandemic levels.