Jay's Blog

IRS Scams--Don't Fear the IRS

   A growing scam is a phone call from someone pretending to be the
IRS. They tell the person they have to send money right away, usually
with gift cards or bitcoin, or they will be arrested or their bank
accounts frozen. THESE ARE ALWAYS SCAMS -  HANG UP IMMEDIATELY!  First,
the IRS never calls by phone. They send letters, many letters, before
any type of enforcement action such as attaching bank accounts occurs.
Take any letters you receive to your tax preparer right away. Second,
the IRS can't arrest anyone. Any criminal tax actions, which are rare,
have to be brought by the Justice Department/US Attorney in the
relevant state after many months of preliminary proceedings. I could
go on about this, but that's all you need to know.

  -Jay