Tax season is underway, but with Elon Musk having influence over the Treasury Department as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), there's some confusion surrounding tax

The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed.

The Trump administration reportedly started to lay off nearly 7,000 new workers from the IRS on Thursday, including many who work in enforcement. A day earlier, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News that Trump’s goal is to “abolish” the IRS and replace its tax revenue with tariff cash.

Elon Musk's mandate to federal government agencies, asking them to describe their recent job achievements seems to have caught many off-guard. Management across multiple agencies have informed staff that they are awaiting further instructions and have asked employees to hold off on replying,

In an X post and email shared Saturday afternoon, Elon Musk told federal employees to list what they had accomplished the prior week or resign.

Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.