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The best of the 12 ways to get in touch with IRS by GetHuman

IRS Phone Number

800-829-1040 · Customer Service

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IRS Live Chat

IRS customers like to use live chat-based help as an alternative to calling because the wait time is usually short and they may not be able to talk on the phone.

Recent reasons customers contacted IRS:

I made payment but just received *Letter saying I owe money*I... · an hr ago

please issue my refund my filing has been under review since... · an hr ago

my taxes were filed in march *****i have been chcking wheres... · an hr ago

I need my taxes.!!!!!! I filed an injured spoused months ago... · 2h ago

I never got my federal taxes back · 2h ago

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IRS contact information - compared

Above are our top recommendations for how to contact IRS, including their top phone number and live chat options. Below you can compare and contrast the 12 ways to contact IRS by looking at which ones are the fastest and which ones other customers recommend the most for solving IRS customer service issues as reported to us by the 50 million or so customers that come to GetHuman each year and share their experiences. You can contact IRS across the following mediums: Phone, Chat, Web.

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800-829-1040
Customer Service

29 mins

3396

800-829-7650
Federal Payment Levy Program

38 mins

2032

800-829-0922
Customer Service

38 mins

951