Are refunds really being delayed because of this new administration and reduction in IRS employees

[RachelW33]

Any delays caused by a reduction in IRS employees will mostly be felt by people that are mailing their tax returns in.  When you e-file, the process is mostly automated, meaning nobody has to open the envelope and enter the tax data, etc.

[taxlady28]

There will only be delays caused by less employees in situations where something requires a human to work on the return.  If everything on the return goes through the computer system then the lack of personnel will not be an issue.