The IRS just lost 17,000 employees.
For lenders, that's not just a headline — it's a pipeline problem.
Here's what it means for tax verification and loan timelines:
The GAO dropped the receipts.
IRS workforce is down ~25%. That capacity runs straight through every 4506-C request your team submits.
Fewer agents = longer queues = more deals stuck at the transcript stage.
Prediction 1: SBA loan sizes will increase.
The push to double the manufacturing loan limit from $5M to $10M isn't rhetorical. SBA Administrator Loeffler called it "rocket fuel" for defense, transportation, and pharma.
Signal to watch: Senate passage of the limit increase.
SBA loan volume in 2026 is tracking 65% above 2025's full year.
Approvals are up 46%.
We published 3 predictions we are willing to timestamp — and revisit publicly at end of Q2.
Here's the data. 🧵
"No record found" is not an answer.
It's an admission that your vendor doesn't know why the failure occurred.
Top 504 lenders don't accept this anymore.
Fun fact: The IRS processes 1.4B transcript requests/year through tax pro channels.
Through the commercial lender channel? 5M.
That's why your transcripts take 10 days.
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If you’re still waiting on tax transcripts, you’re not closing those loans before deadline.
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