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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fatima Hussein

IRS hires 4,000 customer service workers ahead of tax season

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The IRS said Thursday it has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained to answer taxpayer questions during the 2023 tax filing season.

It's part of the new hiring made possible when congressional Democrats gave the IRS an $80 billion boost through the flagship climate and health care law signed this summer. It is meant to help rebuild an agency that hadn’t seen additional funding in decades.

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