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While the precise number of staff cuts remains uncertain, this initiative follows a broader goal set forth by the former administration to reduce the size and budget of government agencies, which many officials have criticized as wasteful and bloated. The IRS's workforce, which has expanded to approximately 100,000 under President Biden, was initially fortified to enhance audits of corporations and wealthy individuals. However, skeptics of the hiring campaign suspect that the motivation was more expansive, targeting the general taxpayer base.