The IRS DOES NOT CALL PEOPLE... Any notice from the IRS will come by US MAIL and will provide contact info and state what the issue was. It usually takes them more than 4 months or longer to send a notice about a re-computation of your taxes and an error that they found. So if you filed in April it might be Sept/Oct (or longer) before you hear from them. This had happened to me one year and they assessed the difference and it went to the same IRS location that I had files my taxes in my state. And there is always a separate penalty and tax amount provided in the notice. You won't be asked to get a prepaid card or any such nonsense like a scammer might claim over the phone. The IRS DOES NOT ARREST PEOPLE, they just simply impound or put a lien on physical property if you don't pay (ever heard the term tax lien before or seen a government property sale posting?). They seize property, not people. And if it's really them you will get ample legal notices delivered, maybe even papers served and a summons to appear.
ANYONE CALLING BY PHONE FROM THE IRS IS A BOGUS CLAIM OR THREAT....
These people can call from anywhere, just because they spoof with a 202 area code does not mean they are in Wash DC. Scum trying to cheat little old ladies out of money.
Jerks call and it's the holidays, what douches, hung up and block, when are these morons going to get a clue? GET A REAL JOB YOU JERKS LIKE THE REST OF US.
Got a cellphone call that was reporting a scam involving people claiming to be IRS who demand immediate payment. The autocall voice then offered to let you talk to a live person about the scam by pressing #1, or #2 for no need for further info. I just hung up.