IRS Now Using Private Debt Collection Agencies To Collect Past-Due Taxes

In a move that adds uncertainty as to whether a caller is a scammer or not, this month the IRS is now using private debt collection agencies to collect past due taxes.

In the past, scammers have posed as the IRS in order to get identifying information or money.   I had been able to reassure clients that the IRS would never harass consumers over the phone. However, under this new rule, private debt collectors may contact taxpayers by phone, which may make it more difficult to determine whether...