NOTE: The IRS never offers refunds through e-mail or sends unsolicited e-mails to taxpayers. When the IRS needs to contact a taxpayer, it sends notices via U.S. mail, and every such notice includes a telephone number that recipients can call for confirmation. Should you need to visit the IRS website for any reason, go there directly (by entering the www.irs.gov URL into your web browser) rather than following links in e-mail messages.
The IRS says about such e-mails that:
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information through e-mail or ask taxpayers for their PIN numbers, passwords or similar access information for their credit card, bank or other financial accounts.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, as they may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Again, please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mail.
Do not open any attachments to questionable e-mails, as they may contain malicious code that will infect your computer. Again, please be advised that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers via e-mail.
The EFTPS Website also states that:
The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) values your privacy and security and will never attempt to contact you via e-mail. If you ever receive an e-mail that claims to be from EFTPS, or from a sender you do not recognize that mentions a payment made through the EFTPS, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov or call the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns at 618-233-0186.