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The IRS will cut about 6,700 jobs on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, in a restructuring that could strain the agency during the critical tax season. The cuts are all probation period employees who typically work at the agency for a year or two and enjoy fewer job protections than permanent employees. The IRS has about 17,000 probation period employees.

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