The IRS will never call you. Never. Beware of scam.

I believe I have written about this before but it bears repeating.  The IRS will never call you.  Never.  Never.  Never.  The IRS agent wants to know that he is talking to the taxpayer in question and he can't know that if he makes a phone call.

If the IRS contacts you it will be with a Registered Letter that you will have to sign for.  That's the way they work.  They do not want the taxpayer to have the option or ability to say, "I didn't know I owed this tax." or "I was never contacted about this matter."

If they call, they could be talking to anyone claiming to be you or it could be you and you'll lie about it later.  Not that you would ever do that, but the IRS wants to make sure.

So, if anyone calls saying they are from the IRS and you need to pay some taxes you didn't know about over the phone, just hang up the phone.  Or start laughing and hang up the phone.  Or better yet tell the caller that you'll need to talk to your CPA and ask for the caller's contact information so you can get back to them.  Then hang up and call the police.

And that's another thing, after the IRS doesn't call you, they NEVER take tax payments over the phone by credit card.  YOU can contact the IRS payment system  --  the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) either via phone or computer to make a payment if you wish, but the IRS never calls and they never ask for money over the phone.  They don't do that.

The IRS will never call you.