Guess who has the federal government’s worst retention rate for employees under 40?
By CPA Trendlines Research
If you think it’s hard staffing a CPA firm, imagine the challenges at the Internal Revenue Service where
- the pay’s not so good
- laws limit bonuses
- it takes three months to hire an applicant
- federal bureaucracy gums up the process
- the hiring process uses antiquated technology
- only a remote office can authorize many hires
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- the recruitment and retention budgets are austere
- training programs, spaces and equipment are inadequate
- more than 100 full-time positions need to be filled every day
- over half of employees will be eligible to retire within five years
The Taxpayer Advocacy Service says the IRS needs to deal with these problems, and it’s going to take money, effort, technology and legislation to get it done.
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