‘Markedly Different’: IRS Tax Landscape Fits Trump Deregulation Jag

April 6, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org

In 2025, the IRS had its largest workforce in years and no significant new tax changes to learn and then carry out. A year later, the IRS has lost more than one-quarter of its staff, its enforcement budget has been slashed and it faces scores of code changes to implement from the Trump administration’s signature legislation — a budget law that cut both taxes and social services, like health and food programs.

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NJ SEED: The article suggests that the IRS would be more efficient if there were fewer exemptions and more enforcers. That may be beneficial for big and expanding government but perhaps less so for a free market economy.