IRS Letters: Tax Scam or Something You Need to Address? | Long Island Tax Solutions

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IRS Letters Tax Scam or Something You Need to
Address?

• Long Island Tax Solutions

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Steps To Follow If You Receive An IRS Letter?

• If you receive a legitimate letter from the IRS,
  you need to take action to address whatever the
  IRS needs. There are many situations where the
  IRS is simply sending you a notice, and you may
  not have to do anything.
• However, if the IRS is requesting additional
  information, it is important to completely
  understand what they need and act quickly to
  address the letter.
• Tax letters can be confusing because it may not
  be clear what the IRS needs or how you should get
  the information to them. Consult tax
  professional, they will be able to help you
  decipher the tax letter and share the right
  information with the IRS. They are also better
  able to tell a legitimate letter from a scam as
  well.

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Most Common Reasons Why IRS Send Letters

• You have a tax balance due
• The IRS has a question about your tax return
• Identification verification
• To notify you about a change in your tax return
• You are due a smaller or larger tax refund
• To get additional information about your taxes
• Notification about a delay in processing your
  return

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How Often Does the IRS Send a Tax Letter?

• The IRS sends literally millions of letters to
  taxpayers every year for various reasons. In most
  cases, the letters do not deal with audits. In
  fact, the IRS audits just 0.5 of all returns
  submitted, which amounts to approximately one
  million tax returns.

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What Are the Methods of Communication That the
IRS Uses to Contact Taxpayers?

• In most cases, communication with the IRS will
  start with a letter.
• There are a few more time-sensitive situations
  where the IRS will use a different method of
  communication to initiate contact. Delinquent tax
  returns and overdue tax bills are the most common
  reason.
• The IRS can occasionally show up to your home or
  business unannounced to conduct an audit or as
  part of a criminal investigation. Note that these
  circumstances are rare most contact starts with
  an IRS letter.

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How to Avoid a Tax Scam

• Things you can do to avoid scam include
• Never give debit, credit, or bank account
  information out over the phone
• Never respond to social media or text messages
  the IRS does not contact people in this way
• Check your tax account information online at
  IRS.gov
• Read your tax letter carefully to check for
  visible signs of errors or omissions

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