Survey claiming to represent the IRS. What does asking if I use the Internet to buy products have to do with the IRS? What does asking if I used social websites such as Facebook have to do with the IRS? Sure they threw in a couple of questions like did you file a tax return last year? Since they knew my name before they called, they knew that I did. I am suspicious as to the real reason behind this call.
5:16 pm...russell research.left message saying they were calling for the irs for a survey/had both my name and my husband and we have an unlksted number.left message to call back and a name to ask for.DID NOT, OF COURSE!!
Russell Research, President John Debiasio. We don't really care why you're calling, What irritates us is the way you call and don't leave a name or message and then keep calling. It's rude, intrusive and abusive... and whether you represent the IRS or not, it's no way to do business. As usual, you do it because you can and because it puts a buck in YOUR pocket, not because it's the right way to do things. POS.
Called today at 12:38 pm. Claimed to be called on behalf of the IRS, wanting business owners to participate in a survey so the IRS could use the results to provide better service. Asked for both of us by name. I said we don't own a business. She asked if we filed a Schedule C or a 1099 -- I did not answer, as it's not her business. She then said she'd remove our names from their list.
I call BS. If the IRS really and truly wants to contact business owners to provide better services, it had bloody well better do so via something far more believable than a cold call.
The IRS site does turn up Russell Research in a site search, but cold calls are not how I will participate.