Government Shutdown 2025 Irs. Calls will go unanswered and mail will get no response under the irs contingency plan for the first five days of a federal government shutdown. The irs is reversing course on its government shutdown plans, according to the national treasury employees union.

It looks as if a government shutdown is imminent—and federal agencies are taking steps to get ready, including the irs. The irs was expecting to remain open and fully staffed during a government shutdown by using money the agency received from the inflation reduction act.