BEWARE OF FAKE IRS LETTERS

Steve Cook is the managing member of Cook, Gola and Company, PLLC, Certified Public Accountants with offices in San Antonio and Austin. www.cookgola.com

Today’s topic is very short, but very important. I recently had a client walk into the office paralyzed with fear. In hand, they had a letter that looked very similar to an IRS letter.

The letter talked about liens and levies. It was a ‘Second Notice’ letter. If this was a real IRS letter, the client had better take it seriously. This letter was not from the IRS. It was from some entity that wanted to represent our client in an IRS matter. There was no company name or contact on the letter, only a phone number.
Please note that any debts to either the Federal or State government are public information.

These letters at worst are fraudulent and at best immoral. Any correspondence that you receive from the IRS will be clearly marked. It will have case numbers, identification numbers and contact information. Pitch anything else.
Do not fall for these low class solicitations. If you have any doubt, contact the IRS.

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