IRS reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,628 total reviews)

34% positive business outlook

IRS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,628 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
Jun 23, 2010

Taxing work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good enough salary, great benefits.

Cons

Lots of paperwork, tight deadlines, unruly taxpayers. Also the need to document every little thing you do, so management could micromanage you.

4.0
Jun 1, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

It is a great seasonal schedule for parents, the pay is better than what the public makes and the benefits are excellent.

Cons

The job is never completed, there is always more to key. Supervisors don't give out much praise. Electronic Filing is making our season shorter and shorter.

4.0
Jan 28, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

good work life balance and interesting work. Even the possibility of part time work, which I took advantage of when my children were small. Part-time also eligible for health insurance, but at an increased cost. Good retirement benefits. I find the work challenging and spend my day reviewing transactions, researching law and meeting with taxpayers and the teams I work with. In these economic times it is also a relatively "safe" position, with many agents nearing retirement there is demand for additional hiring.

Cons

Typical government bureacracy-slow to change Also people often like to complain about any incident or audit at parties or gatherings if they find you work for IRS.

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