More than half of the workforce of the Internal Revenue Service, or about 46,000 employees, will be recalled to work for the tax filing season despite the partial government shutdown, according to a Treasury Department announcement.
The recalled employees will not be paid during the shutdown, now in its fourth week, although all federal workers have been promised back pay when funding is approved.
The tax filing season for individuals begins Jan. 28. The Trump administration said last week that the shutdown would not impact tax refunds.
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