bobm
Garden Master
By LAW the IRS never calls anyone by phone or by e-mail requesting information much less a payment from a taxpayer unless the taxpayer was first notified by a letter sent by US Mail. One of the IRS business auditors sent out a letter to a bank to verify bank deposit that varied considerably from a tax payer's tax return. This smaller bank was recently merged into a larger bank which in turn was merged into another . This letter sent by US Mail was returned to the IRS. The next day, this IRS auditor received a call from a person from the bank stating that they can only accept telephone or e- mail requests , not paper requests as per policy of the now new bank. W H A T ??? The IRS request letter to the bank includes the person's name, address, bank account number, routing number , Social Security number, along with a request to confirm the customer's bank balance or correct it. With all of the identity theft , scams, etc. going on by hackers / and callers these days do you think that the IRS is going to go that route by making an e-mail or telephone request for sensitive information especially if it is against the L A W ? Isn't it about time that we all contact our US Representatives and Senators to get a law passed to stop this type of bank practice ? 
