The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) walked back previous guidance indicating furloughed employees would receive back pay during the government shutdown Thursday, writing that an agency under the president would provide further information.

“An earlier memo circulated on furlough guidance incorrectly stated the nature of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 as it relates to compensation for non-pay and non-duty status,” the IRS wrote Thursday on the social media platform X.

The message then referred to the Office of Management and Budget, an agency under the White House. “OMB will provide further guidance on this issue, you will be updated accordingly,” the IRS wrote.

The IRS and OMB did not respond to a request for comment.

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