The IRS Federal Payment Levy Program

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The IRS Federal Payment Levy Program number

800-829-7650
Toll-free·Calls Federal Payment Levy Program·See main phone number & contact info
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How do I talk to a human at this The IRS number?

A:Use this number for the Federal Payment Levy Program
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Does this phone number work 24/7?

A:No. Hours for this phone number are Mon-Fri 7am-7pm EST. The least busy day is Tuesday, and the most busy day is Friday. See below for more and to learn where this data comes from.
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How long will I have to wait to speak to The IRS Federal Payment Levy Program?

A:The average hold time is 38 minutes. The longest hold times are on Tuesday, and the shortest are on Monday.

All The IRS customer service contact information

This is the #3 most popular The IRS phone number out of 10. Click above to go back to the main customer service number and other contact information, including The IRS email addresses, twitter handles, and live chat options.

More The IRS Customer Phone Numbers

Customer Service

800-829-1040
Main phone number · Toll-free · Mon-Fri 7am-7pm EST · Press 1 for English, then press 2 for Personal Income Taxes, and then push 1, then 3, then 2, then 0# when it asks for your social security number, then 2 · Refund, or check status of tax return, press 1. Eligibility, clean vehicle credit, tax transcripts, tax reform law, press 2. Answers about your business taxes, press 3. Healthcare law, press 4. Personal or business taxes as they relate to healthcare, press 5. FAQ or to make a one-time payment, press 6. Questions about stimulus payment, press 7. Advance child action payment, press 8.

Business Accounts

800-829-0115
Toll-free · Mon-Fri 8am-8pm EST · Select English, then 3, then 0#, 0#, 0# · If you received a notice about employment tax forms 940, 941, 943, 944, 945, press 1. Balance due and want to make a payment, press 2. For all other questions, press 3.

CP32A Refund Check Customer Service

800-829-0922
Toll-free · Mon-Fri 7am-7pm EST · Press 1, then 1, then 0#, then 0#, then 0# · Stimulus payments, visit the website or call 800-919-9835. To access account information, please enter your social security number or tax ID number for which you are calling.

Collections Department

800-829-3903
Toll-free · Mon-Fri 7am-7pm EST · Choose English, then 0#, 0#, 0# · Stimulus payment information, press 3. Notice or letter you received, press 1. Check status of refund, press 2.

Tax Professionals

800-829-8374
Toll-free · Mon-Fri 8am-8pm EST · Select English, then 1, then 0#, 0#, 0# · Stimulus payment information, press 3. Notice or letter you received, press 1. Check status of refund, press 2.

Tax Law Questions

800-829-0582
Toll-free · Mon-Fri 8am-8pm EST · Press 1 for English, then enter extension 652 · Please wait; a representative will answer the call.

Wage & Income Transcript

800-908-9946
Toll-free · 24 hours, 7 days · Automated--enter your Social Security Number to retrieve your wage and income transcript · Transcript Order Line - enter the social security number from which you are calling.

International Customer Service

267-941-1000
Mon-Fri 6am-11pm EST · Calling this The IRS number should go right to a real human being · Stimulus payments or child tax payments, visit the website, individual I10 number, press 2. US certifications or forms 6166, press 3. Calling outside the United States, press 4. If you have an extension code, press 5. All other callers, press 6.

E-File Payments

888-353-4537
Toll-free · 24 hours, 7 days · Keep pressing 0 · Enter your tax ID number followed by the pound sign.

How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?

GetHuman researchers routinely call this The IRS phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest: Use this number for the Federal Payment Levy Program
Here is how our research team describes the way the The IRS phone system greets you: Stimulus payments, 800-919-9835. To access account information, please enter your social security number or tax ID number for which you are calling.
Below are some clips we've found from The IRS's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:

They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad

"Welcome to the internal revenue service. To continue in English, press one.
If you are calling with questions regarding economic impact payments, otherwise known as stimulus payments, please visit w w w dot IRS dot gov for the latest information.
To access your account information, please enter the Social Security number or employer identification number for which you are"
Excerpt from a call with The IRS
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:24 PM

What are the hours and when should I call?

The IRS operates the call center for this 800-829-7650 phone number Mon-Fri 7am-7pm ET. The short answer is that you should call on a Tuesday. This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 384,386 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this The IRS phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like The IRS staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.

The least busy time to call

The least busy day to call The IRS is Tuesday. The most busy day to call is Friday. Again, this is based on a sample of 384,386 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.

The shortest wait on hold

We measured the shortest hold times to be on Monday. The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Tuesday.

The best time to call

In summation, the best day to call The IRS is Tuesday. This is not the day with the shortest wait on hold in the phone system, but we still recommend it for its ideal combination of low call volume and short hold times. Plus we believe that The IRS staffs the call center well on Tuesday.

Calling this The IRS Customer Number

Adam Goldkamp is the editor / author responsible for this content.
Nov 23, 2023

Calling this IRS number isn't going to be useful unless you're in a situation where you owe at least $50,000 in taxes and have been hit with a levy. This number is meant to address payment plans and help with handling tax levies, and as such, it's only accessible by those with such a levy on their account with the IRS. 

When I called this number, I received the standard IRS welcome confirming that I had reached an official IRS number and giving me the options of English or Spanish. After choosing English, I received another standard message giving me an official phone number I could contact if my call was related to COVID-19 stimulus payments or anything of that nature.

As it was not, I was moved forward to those who had received a CP504 notice because of monies owed to the IRS. To confirm I had received such a form, I was asked to input my Social Security number, which is where I hit a block point. To keep this number free for people who genuinely need assistance with tax levies, you cannot progress beyond this point unless you provide your Social Security number. Given that I was not willing to do this with the IRS in a situation where I did not need assistance, I ended the call at this point.

Because of that, it's impossible to give a complete picture of what it's like to call this number. Unlike other IRS numbers, this automated system is quite simple and requires no navigation or menus to access assistance. No assistance is given to help customers figure out what they might need help with; this is a number where you're expected to call for one specific purpose and nothing else.

Given that the wait times with the IRS can be quite extensive, I think this is a good idea to implement. The IRS has been known to have wait times of more than an hour for busy situations, and even though the automated system does provide a call-back option to keep customers from waiting on the phone for long periods, having to keep your phone on you is still an annoyance for many people. Anything that can be done to reduce the wait time is appreciated, especially in a stressful situation like dealing with the IRS.

Obviously, I cannot recommend using this number unless you have a genuine need for assistance with a tax levy. Given that you must enter your Social Security number to proceed past this point, doing so with the IRS when you're not in need of this service is likely a bad idea.

Adam has been tirelessly trying to help customers find the best tips and tricks to get through phone trees and writing many guides for prickly customer service problems. He's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inside Edition and Bloomberg.

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