A letter sent to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees said those involved in the 2025 tax season won’t be able to accept the buyout President Trump offered federal employees until after the taxpayer filing deadline.

Internal Revenue Service employees who had agreed to the Trump administration's buyout offer are now being ordered to work at the agency until a month after the tax-filing deadline, prompting the head of the employee union to call it a "bait-and-switch."

In interviews, federal employees expressed dread and uncertainty over the looming deadline to tell the Trump administration whether they’ll accept a buyout — or stay on the job.