IRS to furlough 34,000 employees due to US government shutdown

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington

By Courtney Rozen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will furlough more than 34,000 employees beginning Oct. 8 due to the government shutdown, according to a statement published on the agency’s website. 

(Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )