Government Shutdown Could Slow IRS During Tax Season—But ICE Has Enough Money To Keep Operating

BySara Dorn,

Forbes Staff.

A partial government shutdown—which seems increasingly likely amid a partisan debate over Homeland Security funding—would slow the Internal Revenue Service amid tax filing season, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement would have enough money to continue operating.

In the wake of Alex Pretti’s death Saturday in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats said they will block six appropriations bills from passing before the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline if Republicans don’t agree to strip DHS funding from the package.

IRS workers would be furloughed or forced to work without pay, potentially prompting delays during tax filing season as the agency already faces a staffing shortage.

Government Shutdown Could Slow IRS During Tax Season—But ICE Has Enough Money To Keep Operating

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