Morning Business Report: IRS furloughs thousands as shutdown drags into second week
About 34,000 IRS employees are being furloughed, according to the agency.
(LILAMAX)- About 34,000 IRS employees are being furloughed, according to the agency. Another 40,000 workers, or roughly 53.6% of its workforce, will remain on the job. The furloughs come as the tax agency was already facing staffing shortages following mass layoffs that reduced its workforce by about 25%, from around 100,000 to about 75,000. Work on preparing for next year’s…