The IRS is seriously understaffed, but yeah let's be mad at filling much needed positions.
The IRS misses billions in uncollected tax each year. Here's why
The IRS is woefully understaffed and will miss about $600 billion in uncollected taxes this year as it grapples with technology built before humans landed on the moon, according to Deputy Treasury Department Secretary Wally Adeyemo.
The understaffing has also led to frustrations for some Americans who called the IRS for tax help this past year, with only 11% getting another human to answer the phone.