ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phoneĥ. require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit cardĤ. demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you oweģ. call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a billĢ. If the phone isn't answered, the scammers often leave an “urgent” callback request.ġ. Or, victims may be told they have a refund due to try to trick them into sharing private information.
In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. They may know a lot about their targets, and they usually alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling. They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers. These con artists can sound convincing when they call. Callers claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. If you wish to file a complaint with the IRS use the following link: Īn aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the country. Do not give out your personal information to these persons by phone. If you know the exact name of the program or service you’re trying to reach, use the online comment form to send us an email.REMINDER: The IRS will NOT contact you by phone! There have been a large number of calls received by residents in Florissant. TOP Interactive Voice Response System Provides automated information regarding a current offset (reduction) of your tax refund or other federal payment.Ĩ0 Cross Servicing Contact if you have received a delinquent debt notice from the U.S Treasury and need additional information regarding your payment options.Ĩ8 Questions about payments received from the government (checks or direct deposit):įederal Disbursement Services and Modernization, Innovation, and Payment ResolutionĬontacting a specific Fiscal Service program or service If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services (TRS). The TOP Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at 80 can provide an automated message on who to call for your specific debt. That agency maintains your records and makes all decisions regarding your debt, repayment plan, refunds and removal from the Treasury Offset Program. Requests can take up to four weeks during tax season due to high volume.įor additional questions about your debt or the offset of a federal payment, you must contact the agency to whom you owe the debt.
To obtain information on whether your tax refund or federal payment was reduced or offset, you can call 80 and select option 1 to hear an automated message of the amount, date and creditor agency or agencies you owe the debt to. Print out a paper EIN application and fill in the blanks to apply by mail.If you received a delinquent debt notice from the US Treasury or are missing money from your federal tax refund, federal salary, or federal benefits, you owe a debt.
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