About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.

The DOGE-driven job cuts are coming in the midst of the tax filing season, and some tax industry professionals fear disruptions.

The IRS will lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press. The layoffs affect probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely include workers in compliance departments,

The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.

While waiting on your tax refund, many are wondering if they'll have to wait even longer this year as thousands of IRS employees are being terminated right in the middle of tax season.