It is unfortunate that people come here to try and discredit us. Some of them don't give up. So I question if they get paid per post.

Of course.   We all do.

It is so good to hear from you Gunner.  I haven't been on the board for quite some time now due to my wife's illness and her care.   Nothing that you could say would offend me Gunner as I have known and respected you and your opinion for years.  I reflect back to how you and I would crucify our scammer  friends by confusing them with facts.   :)   I remember how heated it used to get and actually sometimes it got fun with the bogus debt collectors.  Thank you for your kind words and I will chime in now and then when I see your posts.
Ta Ta
Don  

Ha ha,  As we suspected,   an obvious conspiracy!!!!

This is my take.


I consider 99.99% of calls from an unfamiliar number/company to be a scam.

My old friend,
Rest assured that what has been said here was done without a true comprehension of the message intended. You have my respect Casa. I hope I haven't offended you.
Things get a little heated here. You know, you've been here with us. I hope you haven't been too offended. Things got a little clouded. The message remained the same. You're a good man Casa. I'm here for you.
I hope you check in more often Casa. We go back a ways!
Godspeed,
Gunnar
P.S. Casa, we still have to get in to a discussion about current Quantum Theory. That damn new Collider is really pissing me off. Swiss? I think there's a conspiracy!

Yes indeed Gunner,  it is me.  The Old retired Physics/Math teacher out of east central Texas.  Your comments are always welcomed as the voice of reason.  I certainly understand the scams that go on concerning the IRS as well as other foreign and domestic  as I have been a participant on this board for a number of years.  The current Irs scamming does give everyone cause for alarm.  My posts were directly related to my own experience as related to my son's tax situation due to his ex.   Not one word of my posts were fictional nor were they intended to offend anyone.  They were sincere and truthful concerning the facts about the Compromise center and the locations.  Nor did I make any claim of false statements toward others.  
I did not open Pandora's box but I will defend my posts and comments to any derogatory remarks when firstly made at me.   Good to hear from you.

David, I can understand your frustration in dealing with this on this site. You have to understand that the IRS has never garnered  a lot of respect. Now, with the scourge of the Indian frauds pulling scams under their name, they receive even less respect. People all well aware that the IRS will not initiate contact by phone. The Indians have made sure that the whole country is aware of this. The IRS has compounded the problem by not being able to answer phone calls due to the yearly deluge of calls & understaffing.
The bottom line is that numbers can be spoofed & if someone calls claiming to be with the IRS their claim should de taken with a hefty dose of skepticism. Whether previous contact has been made with the IRS or not. A legitimate caller from the IRS will know this considering they've posted warnings on all their sites.
If you're really Casa, my apologies David. You know that people are prone to go on the offensive on this site. Legitimate claims of validity concerning a caller are as rare as hens teeth here. Especially concerning an issue that may involve the Indian frauds. Despite the over reaction here, I think the real point has been made. The IRS does not make initial contact by phone. Phone calls from the IRS will happen, but only after an issue has been established. A fact that I'm well aware of. I seem to be audited every three years or so. Even so, I don't think that much phone communication is done. I can't swear to that. My accountants take care of that sort of thing. Thank God! I'd likely tell a caller from the IRS exactly where to shove his file! A situation that would, no doubt, further complicate my relationship with the IRS!
As usual, we've all encountered some confusion here. Oh well, no harm done. It's always best to really clear up an issue than to leave it murky!
Live Well, everyone! That includes you too casa!
Gunnar

I wasn't the one answering their calls.  I was the one answering the calls that came here.  My guess is that they deal with so many who may be hostile toward them and block them from talking to the person being called.  That is only a guess.  I can only relate to the contact that I have had for 5 months with them.  The first time they called,  The caller did not like saying I.R.S.  I told them that until I knew who was calling,  she would speak to no one.  When she told me I.R.S. calling.  I ask what was it in reference to.  She hem-hauled around and said "I am following up on your offer of compromise"   I told her that the offer was from my son and ask her name and for a call back number.  I then googled for a number to call and then called the IRS.gov. and was given the return number of the Memphis center.  I called it,  went through the traditional gov. menu and hooked up with the agent.
Passed the phone to my son,  then got on the extension.  Her questions were along these lines:   Has your financial situation changed in any way?   Has your income changed in any way?   Have you established or attempted to establish other resources for paying the back taxes?  Also,  the IRS does initiate contact first via USPS on claims of taxes owed or years not filed.  That is how this thing got started with my son.  That led to our phone calls to find out what was happening and how to rectify the situation.  And yes,  we were expecting to be contacted by the center.  We were not expecting the first call and we verified through the call back method.  I would get into another point when the compromise center will call, but I don't want to generate more posts on the subject.  My only point is this:   The IRS will call you under certain circumstances but never to collect or threaten or similar calls.   They will notify you via usps initially for tax problems.  If you don't respond,  they will try to contact you or someone who may direct them to contact you.  No they will not give out information when making these kinds of calls to protect the parson they are calling and prevent.   This is why in some cases,  I suspect,   people get calls from them and they choose not to identify as IRS.  I don't know.  I simply know that Yes,  there is a center for offers of compromise in Memphis Tennessee and they will call you when needed.

And you would be correct sir.  Read further and there is much more information for those who wish to seek it out.
When you start out by posting to provide factual information and get dogpiled and bashed by others,  one has a tendency to get a little pissed and rant.  Yet,  I challenge anyone to go to my post and disprove any part of what I have said.  I have been through the process of Compromise for my son,  and I have spent 5 months of going to the school of hard knocks on this.  I do know what I am talking about.   No,  the IRS will not initiate contact with people over the phone,  nor will they call for most any other tax issues....they do it by granny mail.   Yes,  when a case is in process and is pending with the Compromise people,  they will in fact call when they need clarification and such.   Yes,  the Center for Compromise is located in Memphis Tennessee.   These have been my only points.   The rest is in defense of being called a liar.

Your premise would work except for the fact that several posters have said they could not get an answer on who was calling.  If an entity cannot even say who they are/where they are calling from - i.e. "This is ___ calling from the IRS Offer Compromise Center, please call ____ at such and such number".... then it sounds more like a spoofed number/potential scammer, rather than a legitimate call.

I realize legitimate callers cannot leave sensitive information about a person, or the reason for the call.  However, they should still say who they are and what entity they are with.  Again, if people have previously contacted the IRS, they would be expecting a call.  No one is saying the IRS WON'T call people who initiated contact with them first.  Only that the phone calls are not the default mode of contacting someone out of the blue.

This must be what Dave is ranting about:
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Offer-in-Compromise-1
"An offer in compromise allows you to settle your tax debt for less than the full amount you owe. It may be a legitimate option if you can't pay your full tax liability, or doing so creates a financial hardship. We consider your unique set of facts and circumstances:
*Ability to pay;
*Income;
*Expenses; and
*Asset equity.
We generally approve an offer in compromise when the amount offered represents the most we can expect to collect within a reasonable period of time. Explore all other payment options before submitting an offer in compromise. The Offer in Compromise program is not for everyone. If you hire a tax professional to help you file an offer, be sure to check his or her qualifications."

Of course,  and I agree with you on that point.  My point from the get go and you should go back and re-read my posts,  has been concerning phone calls from the IRS Offer in Compromise center in Memphis Tennessee.
They do not call without a Proposed compromise on their plate.  But once one is there,  they will indeed verify certain things via telephone to save time and speed up the process.   Re-read my posts and you will see where I have state this.  I have never denied any of the things that have been cut and pasted many times over about the IRS never initiates a call.  That's is a given.   MY whole point is that once the people in Memphis has your proposal,  they will call you concerning certain aspects or corrections before it goes before those who make a decision.   No offense intended....  Mine is the only point I make and it is a valid point.

In re-reading each of the Posts that you reference,  I see where the posts center on the IRS never making initial contact via phone call.  I read posts stating the IRS never calls to collect.   I see where the IRS will always send written notifications of any taxes due via us mail.  I have never argued those points.  Would you show me on my posts where I have denied any of this?  If you will re-read my posts you may ascertain that the entire point of my postings was concerning telephone calls from the IRS Offer Compromise center in Memphis, Tennessee.  I have pointed out that once a case in ongoing,  it is not uncommon for the IRS to make a phone call rather than delay the process.  It has happened to my son during his ongoing Compromise case as well as  others.  I have invited others to call the IRA and check out the Compromise center in Memphis.  Yet this seems out of the question to some.   Call the 1-866 number and listen to the gov menu.  Talk to someone in the Center.  Call the phone number on the IRS site that gives you the toll free number to inquire about the Offer to Compromise.  It's a simple deal.   Or is it just easier to bash someone because they don't agree with you.    Your last sentence.  "The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any due via the U.S. Mail."   Can you show me a single sentence of my posts where I have argued or denied that statement.  I can show you statements where I supported this well known point.  Can you show me where the IRS says that they will never call a person for any other reason?  I have carefully read the posts.  Once again,  my entire point began and has continued to be that of the IRS Offer Compromise center in Memphis,  and the fact that these are ongoing cases submitted by people asking for a lower settlement,  in which they have submitted a for 656 in compromise offer in response to written notification by the IRS of a tax deficiency,  and that they will in fact call people with reference to the proposal.

That first line should have read that the IRS will ALWAYS contact you via USPS mail first - NEVER by phone call.  This is not about people who have contacted the IRS previously about making arrangements to pay - this is about the INITIAL contact made by the IRS!

And perhaps you didn't read my posts when stating that 10 years of not filing taxes brought on the Compromise proposal.  The IRS first notified in a letter showing 2 years of unfiled taxes.  This brought on further research in finding out that a total of 10 years were not filed.  In my post I stated that I had to file 10 years of 1040 tax forms after getting copies of employer tax information from the IRS.  With that,  the forms were filed resulting in a bill from the IRS bringing on a need to submit tax form 656 Offer of compromise.  Of course the IRS will always send written notification of taxes.....just as they did with my sons.  Then,   the exchange of phone calls began.   Yet,  if you will read a little further,  each of their post reference unknown scammers and callers not consistent with an ongoing investigation or case existing of any type,  let alone an ongoing formal proposal for compromise.   A call from the wild blue claiming taxes owed and demanding immediate payment through threats and intimidation is what the posts mainly covered.  If what part of their posts did they refer to or reference the IRS concerning the process Compromise which is entirely what my posts refer to,  based upon the initial starting threads of this subject concerning the Compromise center in Memphis, Tennessee.  Each state that the IRS will never initiate a phone call for tax collections.  Granted...no argument here.   But once Pandora's box is opened through being notified by mail or by the citizen contacting the IRS,  the IRS will indeed call you for information or input.......but never to collect.  Take your next shot,  I'm ready.

I'm familiar with the compromise tax thing and have gone thru it 2 years ago. (unsuccessfully I might add)  I think in your case I would be very hesitant in sending them a copy of an actual tax return.  I don't think they need the returns,  just the offer forms and validating hardship papers needed to consider lowering taxes.
I had 2 calls from them.  First call,  I had accidentally put the current date/year down as 1914 instead of 2014. They wanted my RECORDED approval to correct it.   Second call came months later asking if I wanted to make any last minute changes to my offer amount before their decision is made.
I ask if I could lower my offer since I had been off work with a broken arm and the bills lowered my assets and she told me to download a copy of a request to modify form, change the offer amount,  give cause,  sign and date it,    and fax it to them.  That's the only telephone calls I got and they still turned me down flat......They withhold monthly payments from my pay check until Tax amount,  fines and penalties are paid. Their letter said that they had found that my ability to pay over an extended period of time was within my capabilities and liabilities.   I don't like those people!

Guess you didn't read, per Galluss's and Tamianth's posts from the IRS page: The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail.

Gallus,   your first line said   "Nope:  per the IRS - they contact people who owe taxes,  penalties or back taxes"

Isn't that what I have been saying in my posts?    When you owe taxes,  fail to file a return for certain years,  owe penalties,  or back taxes,   or File a form 656 Offer of Compromise,  at some point in time THEY WILL TELEPHONE YOU!
The IRS Center for responsible for handling Offers of Compromise submitted by people who hope for a settlement will do this before final ruling on your offer.  They will call you.   I guess I have been a bad boy because I can't seem to get the point across that I know that there are scammers who will call....demand payment,   threaten,  so that is a moot point here.  I am saying that when you have initiated a communications with the IRS,  in writing,   involving those very things that you mentioned in your first line.....They will call you before a final decision on a compromised settlement is made,  to confirm your inability to pay or a change in your status......

Gallus,  I certainly agree with everything you posted.  But I didn't see where the list mentions Offers of Compromises that are initiated,  in writing on form 656,  via Usps to the IRS,  by a person,   thereby establishing initial contact with the IRS  and months of dialog concerning a compromised settlement for back taxes.   No calls out of the blue,  surprise demands,  threats,  spoofed numbers.   A person files for a compromise settlement at less than is actually owed and the process of communications begins of first filing back tax forms,  via us mail,  form 1040.  It takes months for your ongoing case to mature and the exchange of letters and yes,  you may even get a few telephone calls with reference to the ongoing case.
What are the proprieties and protocol for this instance.

Nope: per the IRS - they contact people who owe taxes, penalties or backtaxes.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Reiterate ... -Telephone-Scam

IRS Reiterates Warning of Pervasive Telephone Scam

IR-2014-53, April 14, 2014
WASHINGTON ? As the 2014 filing season nears an end, the Internal Revenue Service today issued another strong warning for consumers to guard against sophisticated and aggressive phone scams targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, as reported incidents of this crime continue to rise nationwide. These scams won?t likely end with the filing season so the IRS urges everyone to remain on guard.
The IRS will always send taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail. The IRS never asks for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone. For more information or to report a scam, go to www.irs.gov and type "scam" in the search box.
People have reported a particularly aggressive phone scam in the last several months. Immigrants are frequently targeted. Potential victims are threatened with deportation, arrest, having their utilities shut off, or having their driver?s licenses revoked. Callers are frequently insulting or hostile - apparently to scare their potential victims.
Potential victims may be told they are entitled to big refunds, or that they owe money that must be paid immediately to the IRS. When unsuccessful the first time, sometimes phone scammers call back trying a new strategy.
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim?s Social Security number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it?s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver?s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
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.
If you know you don?t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you?ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you?ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their ?FTC Complaint Assistant? at FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.
More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

May I suggest that you go to the US gov IRS website and also read about  form  656  Offer of Compromise and learn the process steps and also that the person who owes taxes is the one who ALWAYS initiates the process of written communications......and not the IRS.    And while you are at it,  check on where the Compromise center is located.   You might find it in Memphis Tennessee.

You are a complete [removed:lang].  You think you know whats going on and yet you wont even make an attempt to validate your claim against those who have been through the Compromise settlement process.  Since You don't have any business with the Compromise location in Memphis,  therefore it must be false?
You don't seem to Grasp that I was the one who initiated the communications with the IRS as I have said over and over.  We have been communicating via mail and Telephone for 5 months.  No threats were made,  no demand for money.  Final communications came in letter, via usps,   with notice of settlement.   Settlement sent via USPS GRANNY MAIL,   check made out to  "US Treasury,  Dept of IRS".....You reference everything you can paste and not one of your pasties have made reference to form 656 Offer of Compromise,  and how the process works or how it is handled..  I INITIATED CONTACT!    I filed the form 656!   What do you not understand about that?  If you want to increase your knowledge or pasting power,  call and investigate the process and the people at the IRS compromise center instead of dismissing the thought.  Talk to them.  When I first called to ask how I could settle the taxes I went through several people before they got me to someone who knew how to get the process started.   Educate yourself before calling others liars.   I am a retired HS teacher and College.  My wife is a retired Grammar school Principal.  And lady,   neither one of us got to where we are by being liars or so closed minded that we would rather berate others than learn the facts.
NO,  the IRS does not call,  fax or email in order to collect money or threaten.  I give you that one and I already knew that without reading your pasties.   Yes,  an IRS agent does telephone with questions when in the  process of conducting an ongoing case,  and particularly when the person called is the one who initiated the action.

Gunnar,   written communications had been exercised since October 2013.   Not by email or by fax...via good old USPS.  Once an issue has been opened with the IRS,  such as an offer to Compromise with appropriate forms and written validation of the request has been sent to the IRS,  telephone communications is not uncommon for various reasons such as verifying any changes in job status.  (which did occur in the case of my son)
Upon written notification by the IRS,  via Granny mail,    payment was mailed to the IRS in Sacramento Calif.  Check made out to " US Treasury,  Dept of IRS"........check endorsed and deposited by same.
No threats were made from initial contact to settlement.  
This is my point Gunnar. I worked with the IRS  thru mail and via Telephone conversations,  not fax or email,  for over five months concerning getting the tax mess cleared up.  I filed 10 years of tax returns.   This was not just a phone call out of the blue demanding and threatening.   The Questions were follow ups on the Compromise form asking.    Has there been any changes in your job status?  Has there been any changes in your income?    Has your inability to pay the amout owed changed?  If your compromise is accepted,  can you make payment in full within 5 months?  Never once did they ask for any ssn,   money,  or any other personal information.  The person calling was making final assessments on ability to pay pas taxes before presenting the compromise to the committee who makes the decision.  If the IRA telephones anyone out of the Blue,  then be very alert that it is probably a scam.  In my instance,  when the case has been on going for 5 months,  I know who I am talking to and know whats going on.  
This is the truth and if anyone doesn't believe me then I frankly don't give a damn.

Issue Number: IR-2013-84
IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam

WASHINGTON ? The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.
Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver?s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
?This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country. We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves. Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,? says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. ?If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don?t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn?t the IRS calling.? Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail

Other characteristics of this scam include:
? Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
? Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim?s Social Security Number.
? Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it?s the IRS calling.
? Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
? Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
? After threatening victims with jail time or driver?s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
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 800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue ? if there really is such an issue.
? If you know you don?t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you?ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
? If you?ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their ?FTC Complaint Assistant? at FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.
More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

Its right from the real IRS web site. They do not initiate calls.  And No I will not call "Memphis" anything - I have no business with anyone in "Memphis" let alone a supposed IRS office . I would speak with my local IRS office - one that I have initiated with them or stop by in person since there is one local, not one in another state. The instructions are right there though, report the call. What part of that isn't clear to you besides all of the above?

They do not call you, they contact via the US mail then its up to you to initiate contact back ala phone or mail.

No I am not full of it. Your links were not associated with the tax issue mentioned or the purpose of the IRS compromise center.  Again,  I encourage you and others to call the Memphis center and see for yourself.  You are providing good information concerning tax issues that most will be associated with.  For those who have missed years in filing their tax returns and owe money,  it is an opportunity to get straight with the government.  When an application for a compromise settlement finally reaches those who handle these offers of compromise, they are not opening a new issue concerning taxes.  The person who KNOWS that they did not file for certain years and who is  filing the form 656   opens the issue.   This means that your form 656 has reached those who will review and make a decision as to whether you are capable of paying your past taxes and all fines and penalties associated with it or whether to accept your offer for settlement or make a  counter compromise offer which would be followed up via USPS.

And Gunnar,   You do know me.   I have posted many times.   I am   CASA      aka  Don Casanova  from east central Texas.  You also know that I am no scammer and definitely not a liar.    I have gone through the government system of considering offers of compromise on behalf of my son who had an ex-wife who took care of their taxes,  yet failed to even file returns for 10 years.  Since I do have more experience in handling such matters,   I initiated action to clear up things for him.  We filed all of his past years taxes and were billed by the IRS for taxes unpaid,  interest and fines. There was no way for him to pay the large amount.  Therefore, I prepared and filed an Offer to Compromise for full settlement....cash on the barrel head.   This offer began in October of 2013.  Recently,  the Compromise center contacted him by phone to make a brief review of the form to see if any thing in his status and ability to pay had changed.   It had not.   That person thanked him and 2 weeks later a letter via usps arrived with their settlement.  They accepted the offer which amounted to about 40 percent of what was owed,  I wrote the check,  and it was mailed to the IRS in Sacramento,   made out to the "US Treasury,  Dept of the IRS.   The irs did not initiate the tax claim or demand money.  The form  656 and my son initiated it.....but they did call to verify his status if anything had changed.    You have seen my posts for several years now.   You have an idea of what kind of person I am.   I have no reason to lie about such an issue.   Incidentally,  the wife passed away in December.

Ah, but now T. The shine I have comes from you....with perhaps a wee bit of the 'shine from the Blue Ridge!
Nah, that's not it. I'll still be lovin' ya' in the morning.......hung over as hell.
 Who loves ya' T.?
Gunnar does...!

Your always a ray of sunshine Gunnar!  TY! :)

Hey T.!
Have I told you today......love ya'!
Gunnar

Nice post. The key being here that NOTHING should be done BEFORE written communication by mail. NOT e-mail or fax.! EVER!
Phone calls are NOTHING! E-mails are NOTHING! Faxes are NOTHING! Communication with the IRS will be done by MAIL!
Scammers hate that. Mail fraud has a nasty bite. Mail fraud involving a government agency will carry a really vicious bite.
NEVER mail something to a supposed IRS address before receiving something, by mail, from the IRS. EVER!
IRS agents NEVER make threats on the phone.  EVER!  They don't need to. They're not paid with a commission.
When it comes to the IRS, those brown envelopes are it. NO other communication is acceptable.  EVER!
Be Safe. Be Aware.
Gunnar