The IRS Customer Service

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Use The IRS's Phone Number

The IRS's customer service phone number is the best way to reach them and resolve issues. While there may be a wait, you will be able to talk to a real human being.

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The IRS: top questions and answers

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Contacting The IRS customer support

Below you can compare and contrast the 11 ways to contact The IRS by looking at which ones are the fastest and which ones other customers recommend the most for solving The 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 The IRS across the following channels: Phone, Web.

Phone number / contactWaitVotes
800-829-1040
Customer Service
29 mins3396
800-829-0115
Business Accounts
3 mins1442
800-829-7650
Federal Payment Levy Program
38 mins2286
800-829-0922
CP32A Refund Check Customer Service
38 mins352
800-829-3903
Collections Department
10 mins1016
800-829-8374
Tax Professionals
3 mins581
800-829-0582
Tax Law Questions
3 mins295
Online Help at irs.gov
Customer Service
< 3 hrs2505
800-908-9946
Wage & Income Transcript
7 mins2500
267-941-1000
International Customer Service
13 mins1407
888-353-4537
E-File Payments
20 mins2416

Does GetHuman work with The IRS?

GetHuman does not work with The IRS's customer support operations, directly or in any other way. GetHuman has no partnership or relation to The IRS at all. GetHuman works with customers everywhere to compile the best tips and tools for reaching call centers faster and solving common customer problems effectively. Much of the information on this website comes from customers who struggled to find the best contact information or solve a problem and shared their story. The information on this website is edited frequently, but for the most accurate and up to date contact information, it may be useful to check The IRS's own website for new or more up to date information about calling or messaging their call center. If you'd like to help in the effort to improve customer service for all, please share this page!

Contacting The IRS at a Glance

The IRS has no chat option
The IRS has no customer email
The IRS has 1 help forum
The IRS has no twitter handle
The IRS has no facebook page
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