IRS Funding Ended – Closed Now During Shutdown!

 

The IRS has shut down most operations and closed most offices due to the government shutdown. The official notice of the IRS is:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-employee-emergency-news

Most IRS employees will be furloughed until the funding restarts. This means audit activity, collection activity, and meetings and responses with taxpayers and their tax lawyers are suspended until operations resume.

IRS counsel handling US Tax Court cases will continue to work and be paid, and these cases will be tried as usual.

RJC

October 9, 2025