The I.R.S. Really Doesn’t Want to Hear From You
For example, the title of one listed by the agency was this: “Ordering a tax transcript a ‘secret way’ to get a refund date.”
That does not sound like anything anyone has said to me ever, even if you interpret the sentence to mean that people use their refunds to go out on a date and the agency will help hook you up.
In the rare instances when the agency might call about an overdue tax return, the agency wants you to know, you will have received letters first.
Not as in “Don’t call us, we’ll call you,” but “Don’t call.
In a recent news release about “early filing season myths,” a number of the purported myths come down to: Don’t call us.
Normal people dread having contact with the agency, aside from sending in their tax return, and, if they are fortunate, getting a refund.
After that, the scammers call you up and say that there has been a mistake,
and you got a refund you shouldn’t have, and they’re from a collection agency.
calling these things “myths.” Myths are things people actually believe.
They don’t call, they don’t send email, they don’t demand money from you in Instagram posts.
Is the Most Convenient Way to Get Answers to Tax or Refund Questions.” Again, nope, nope, nope.
tells us that many swindles begin with a threatening phone call from the agency.
