The Internal Revenue Service plans to begin private collection of certain overdue federal tax debts as early as spring of 2017 and has selected four contractors to implement the new program. The new program, authorized under a federal law enacted by Congress last December, enables these designated contractors to collect, …
May 24, 2016 TIGTA – 2016-15 Contact: Karen Kraushaar, Director of Communications Karen.Kraushaar@tigta.treas.gov (202) 622-6500 Five Individuals Arrested for Fraud in IRS Phone Scams WASHINGTON — J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), announced the arrests of five individuals based upon criminal complaints alleging that they were …
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. If you get an unsolicited email that appears to be from the IRS, please report it by sending it …
