WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS plans to lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to discuss them publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The layoffs affect probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely include workers in compliance departments. Compliance work includes ensuring that taxpayers are abiding by the tax code, filing their returns and paying their taxes, among other duties. It’s unclear how the layoffs may affect tax collection services this year. The IRS has roughly 90,000 employees total across the United States.