Note: The IRS and DOR send tax Notices by mail only through the U.S. Postal Service. The taxing authorities never contact taxpayers via telephone, email, text message, or social media to ask for personal or financial information. If you receive an IRS or DOR solicitation in any format other than a letter sent through the mail, it may be an attempt to steal your personal or financial information. If you receive an email, forward the email (as is) to phishing@irs.gov then delete the email. If you receive a telephone call, record the person’s name, badge number, call back number, and caller id. Then call 1-800-366-4484 to determine if the caller is an IRS employee with a legitimate need to contact you. If not, forward the information to phising@irs.gov. Be diligent………………
For nearly everyone, seeing an envelope from the IRS or DOR in your mail can cause a brief moment of panic. You may be afraid to look at the envelope, let alone open it. Perhaps you’re even tempted to postpone dealing with it and throw it in the pile of mail that you’ll get to later. You may even be so overwhelmed with nervousness that you write out a check and mail it without even investigating why you received the Notice in the first place. So, what should you do when you get a Notice from the IRS or DOR?
