Almost every phone book contains IRS phone number that gets you through to a switchboard, and even IRS website shows the same contact number.

You are then asked to make so many selections to try and reach the department you need that in most cases you end up back at the main voice-menu again.

It is not uncommon there’s the annoyance of being put through the wrong department and end up waiting on hold for another 15 minutes out of our busy day trying to find our way back to the person we wanted all along.

Despite the Internal Revenue Service’s promises to improve customer service operations, it is still difficult for anyone to reach the right person you need to speak. In order to get a straight answer about your tax questions.

Here’s the IRS phone number:

* 1-800-829-1040 (for General IRS Help Line)

* 1-866-255-0654 (IRS E-file Help Desk)

* 1-800-829-4933 (Employer Identification Number)

* 1-800-829-1040 (Tax Assistance)

* 1-800-829-4477 (TeleTax to hear automated refund information)

* IRS Live Customer Assistance for help with application and publication: 877/829-5500

* IRS Business Assistance for completing and filing business returns: 1-800-829-4933

* IRS Tax Refund Hotline to find out how much longer your return will be: 1-800-829-4059

* 1-800-772-1213 (Social Security Administration)

* 1-800-829-4059 (IRS Assistance for the Hearing Impaired)

* 1-800-908-4490 (Report Identity Theft)

* 1-800-829-0433 (Report Tax Fraud)

* Tax Practitioner or Tax Preparer Hotline: 1-866-860-4259

So the next time you’re looking for an IRS Phone Number, hopefully one of these might help you find the right department you want without the need to spend forever waiting on hold.

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