Nobody looks forward to contacting the IRS, but sometimes it’s the best option for solving a tax problem. Calling the IRS can be helpful “for simple needs such as checking the status of your refund, ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons. The IRS continues to warn about telephone scams, which are increasing in number. The IRS Phone Number for taxpayer help is (800)829-1040. If you get a call from someone ...

During the past couple of tax seasons, it was notoriously hard to reach an actual human at the Internal Revenue Service. Nearly everyone who tried to reach the agency over the phone ran into some sort ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Local offices for an IRS program that provides free assistance to taxpayers who are experiencing a financial hardship rarely pick up ...

It seems the Internal Revenue Service is putting the “hot” in hotline. A telephone number on the agency’s Web site meant to provide information about tax-exempt organizations actually connects callers ...

Telephone service at the IRS is a mess, with employees answering way fewer phone calls than official metrics suggest while they spend more than a million working hours per year just waiting around for ...