The Internal Revenue Service today announced it will be open on Friday, Aug. 30, following the
postponement of its fifth scheduled agency-wide employee furlough day.
“We have made substantial progress in cutting costs. … Our
progress is such that we have decided to postpone the furlough
day scheduled for Aug. 30. We still have more work to do on
the budget and cost-savings, so we will reevaluate in early
September and make a final determination as to whether we will
need another furlough day in September,” said Danny Werfel,
IRS Acting Commissioner, in a message to IRS employees.
The IRS has so far taken three furlough days on May 24, June 14 and July 5 due to the current budget
situation, including the sequester.
Last month, the IRS was also able to cancel the previously scheduled July 22nd furlough day due to costcutting efforts.