Tax Guru-Ker$tetter Letter
Thursday, August 24, 2006
IRS Outsourcing Scams
As anyone could have predicted, the IRS plan to outsource some of their tax collections to private companies (gangs, families,et al) was ripe for even more screw-ups than are normal for IRS. IRS has even issued press releases warning people about the potential for scams, especially with real life free-lancers (aka scam artists) pretending to be tax collectors.
Simple Steps Can Prevent Tax Scams as Private Debt Collection Begins
IRS Outlines Taxpayer Protections in Private Debt Collection Program
The regular press is even picking up on this story:
IRS Warns Against Phony Debt Collectors