IRS Contact
The IRS does not initiate contact through these electronic methods asking for personal information.
What are email, text, or social media messages?
Protect this number and your tax documents from theft.
What is your Social Security number?
Be suspicious of messages demanding this immediately.
What is immediate payment?
Do not click links in unexpected messages promising this.
What is an IRS refund?
Use this secure method instead of ordinary email when sending sensitive tax documents.
What is a secure client portal?
Create strong and unique versions of these for financial accounts.
What are passwords?
Filing promptly can help reduce the opportunity for this type of fraudulent tax return activity.
What is identity theft tax fraud?
Watch for scams where criminals pretend to be this professional.
What is a tax preparer?
Be cautious of promises of unusually large amounts of this.
What is a huge refund?