Does the IRS make phone calls to taxpayers?

IRS employees may call taxpayers to set up appointments or discuss audits but not without first attempting to notify taxpayers by mail. IRS employees conducting criminal investigations are federal law enforcement agents and will never demand money.

What is a legitimate way the IRS would contact you?

The Internal Revenue Service has a straightforward contact process. There are typically three ways the IRS will contact you: a mailed letter, a phone call or a personal visit.

Does the Treasury Department make phone calls?

These calls are nothing more than a scam. The IRS and or US Treasury will never contact you via telephone and threaten you with arrest. Hang up the phone and report it immediately. If it involves the IRS call them at 800-829-1040 and also notify the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

How does IRS communicate with taxpayers?

The IRS doesn’t normally initiate contact with taxpayers by email. The agency does not send text messages or contact people through social media. When the IRS needs to contact a taxpayer, the first contact is normally by letter delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

How do you know if you owe the IRS?

You can access your federal tax account through a secure login at IRS.gov/account. Once in your account, you can view the amount you owe along with details of your balance, view 18 months of payment history, access Get Transcript, and view key information from your current year tax return.

How do I reach a real person at the IRS?

If you are calling in response to a notice or letter that you received, check for the appropriate telephone number in the correspondence. This may be your only way you can talk to a real person. Once you get through to a real person at the IRS, that doesn’t necessarily mean you will get the help you need.

How do you contact the IRS by telephone?

The telephone numbers through which to conduct the IRS include 1-800-829-3676 and 1-800-829-1040. While the former is handy when in need of tax forms, publications and instructions, the latter is applicable when asking tax questions.

How to talk to a live person at the IRS?

Call the IRS customer support number at 1-800-829-0922 -or- 800-829-1040.

Would the IRS Call you by phone?

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do: If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.