The Internal Revenue Service is walking back layoffs and resignation agreements after slashing staff numbers earlier this year.

The agency is planning to send an email on Friday asking a number of employees who had previously accepted deferred resignation offers if they want to remain in their positions, according to an IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Compliance Manager familiar with the matter.

The move comes amid severe personnel shortages and marks a significant backtrack for the agency that has cut approximately a quarter of its staff.

Managers were informed via internal email that this decision was made because of a need to “fill critical vacancies.”

According to the employee familiar with the matter, the IRS is hoping to bring back approximately 300-400 workers who have been on

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