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Is IRS Down Right Now?

The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) handles US federal tax filing, refund tracking, payments, and taxpayer account management through IRS.gov and the Direct File system. Check live server status, AI-detected outage signals, and community reports below.

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Our probeReachable · 32ms

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OperationalSynthetic Check
No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes
irs.gov
301
HTTP Status
32ms
Latency
02:34:04
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Outage history
Outage Evidence
Synthesized from probe, status page, reports, and external signals
VerdictNo confirmed outage
Live probeHTTP 301 · 32ms · reachable · one region · multi-region Q1 2026
Official statusNot detected
User reports0 reports in last 24h
External signalsNo fresh signals from X, Reddit, news, or third-party status monitors (last 72h)
Automated source summary
Unable to gather web intelligence at this time.
No signals
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0reports / 24h
Signals behind this result3 signals observed
HTTP probe
Responded 301 in 32ms
Normal
DNS resolution
Resolved in 1ms
Normal
Response latency
32ms round-trip
Normal
Down for everyone or just you?
Down for everyone
Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident
Just you
Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN
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IRS Not Working? Try These Fixes

  1. 1Check IRS system availability and known issues at irs.gov — planned outages are posted in advance
  2. 2Use the IRS2Go mobile app as an alternative if the website is slow or unavailable
  3. 3The 'Where's My Refund' tool updates once daily — checking multiple times won't speed things up
  4. 4Clear your browser cache — IRS.gov has strict security that can conflict with cached sessions
  5. 5For e-filing issues, major tax preparers (TurboTax, H&R Block) may still be available if IRS Direct File is down
  6. 6IRS systems are typically under heavy load during January–April tax season
  7. 7Call the IRS helpline at 800-829-1040 (Monday–Friday, 7 AM–7 PM) for urgent issues
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