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Ah, but now T. The shine I have comes from you....with perhaps a wee bit of the 'shine from the Blue Ridge!
Nah, that's not it. I'll still be lovin' ya' in the morning.......hung over as hell.
Who loves ya' T.?
Gunnar does...!

No I am not full of it. Your links were not associated with the tax issue mentioned or the purpose of the IRS compromise center.  Again,  I encourage you and others to call the Memphis center and see for yourself.  You are providing good information concerning tax issues that most will be associated with.  For those who have missed years in filing their tax returns and owe money,  it is an opportunity to get straight with the government.  When an application for a compromise settlement finally reaches those who handle these offers of compromise, they are not opening a new issue concerning taxes.  The person who KNOWS that they did not file for certain years and who is  filing the form 656   opens the issue.   This means that your form 656 has reached those who will review and make a decision as to whether you are capable of paying your past taxes and all fines and penalties associated with it or whether to accept your offer for settlement or make a  counter compromise offer which would be followed up via USPS.

And Gunnar,   You do know me.   I have posted many times.   I am   CASA      aka  Don Casanova  from east central Texas.  You also know that I am no scammer and definitely not a liar.    I have gone through the government system of considering offers of compromise on behalf of my son who had an ex-wife who took care of their taxes,  yet failed to even file returns for 10 years.  Since I do have more experience in handling such matters,   I initiated action to clear up things for him.  We filed all of his past years taxes and were billed by the IRS for taxes unpaid,  interest and fines. There was no way for him to pay the large amount.  Therefore, I prepared and filed an Offer to Compromise for full settlement....cash on the barrel head.   This offer began in October of 2013.  Recently,  the Compromise center contacted him by phone to make a brief review of the form to see if any thing in his status and ability to pay had changed.   It had not.   That person thanked him and 2 weeks later a letter via usps arrived with their settlement.  They accepted the offer which amounted to about 40 percent of what was owed,  I wrote the check,  and it was mailed to the IRS in Sacramento,   made out to the "US Treasury,  Dept of the IRS.   The irs did not initiate the tax claim or demand money.  The form  656 and my son initiated it.....but they did call to verify his status if anything had changed.    You have seen my posts for several years now.   You have an idea of what kind of person I am.   I have no reason to lie about such an issue.   Incidentally,  the wife passed away in December.

Its right from the real IRS web site. They do not initiate calls.  And No I will not call "Memphis" anything - I have no business with anyone in "Memphis" let alone a supposed IRS office . I would speak with my local IRS office - one that I have initiated with them or stop by in person since there is one local, not one in another state. The instructions are right there though, report the call. What part of that isn't clear to you besides all of the above?

They do not call you, they contact via the US mail then its up to you to initiate contact back ala phone or mail.

Issue Number: IR-2013-84
IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.
Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country. We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves. Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail

Other characteristics of this scam include:
• Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
• Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
• Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.
• Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
• Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
• After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
• If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
• If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 800-366-4484.
• If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov. Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to [email protected].
More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

Gunnar,   written communications had been exercised since October 2013.   Not by email or by fax...via good old USPS.  Once an issue has been opened with the IRS,  such as an offer to Compromise with appropriate forms and written validation of the request has been sent to the IRS,  telephone communications is not uncommon for various reasons such as verifying any changes in job status.  (which did occur in the case of my son)
Upon written notification by the IRS,  via Granny mail,    payment was mailed to the IRS in Sacramento Calif.  Check made out to " US Treasury,  Dept of IRS"........check endorsed and deposited by same.
No threats were made from initial contact to settlement.  
This is my point Gunnar. I worked with the IRS  thru mail and via Telephone conversations,  not fax or email,  for over five months concerning getting the tax mess cleared up.  I filed 10 years of tax returns.   This was not just a phone call out of the blue demanding and threatening.   The Questions were follow ups on the Compromise form asking.    Has there been any changes in your job status?  Has there been any changes in your income?    Has your inability to pay the amout owed changed?  If your compromise is accepted,  can you make payment in full within 5 months?  Never once did they ask for any ssn,   money,  or any other personal information.  The person calling was making final assessments on ability to pay pas taxes before presenting the compromise to the committee who makes the decision.  If the IRA telephones anyone out of the Blue,  then be very alert that it is probably a scam.  In my instance,  when the case has been on going for 5 months,  I know who I am talking to and know whats going on.  
This is the truth and if anyone doesn't believe me then I frankly don't give a damn.