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Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious Calls https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/scam-phone-calls-continue-irs-identifies-fiv
by ourmandave 10y ago
Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Identifies Five Easy Ways to Spot Suspicious Calls
https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/scam-phone-calls-continue-irs-identifies-five-easy-ways-to-spot-suspicious-calls https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/scam-phone-calls-continue-i...
Things the IRS will never do:
1. Call to demand immediate payment, nor will we call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill..
2. Demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe.
3. Require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card.
4. Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
5. Threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
- ben_jones 10y agoHowever the IRS will soon be contracting private debt collection agencies [1] which may use some of those methods. [1]:https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/new-private-debt-collection-program-to-begin-next-spring-irs-to-contract-with-four-agencies-taxpayer-rights-protected https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/new-private-debt-collection...