The Internal Revenue Service has shed roughly a quarter of its workforce—about 26,000 employees—since President Donald Trump began an agency-wide restructuring earlier this year, according to an internal Treasury snapshot reported by The Register. The cuts were achieved through a mix of buyouts, early retirements and firings. Information-technology teams have been hit hardest. The IRS has lost 2,163 IT staffers and 1,853 managers, with another 48 senior IT employees on administrative leave amid broader reorganization plans. Taxpayer Services and the Small-Business/Self-Employed divisions each eliminated more than 8,500 positions. National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins warned in a June objectives report to Congress that the staffing losses risk undermining preparations for the 2026 filing season. She said the agency has yet to hire and train seasonal employees or complete other routine steps required to process returns on time, calling the situation a "vulnerability" for taxpayer service and system integrity.