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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
As a CPA, I would just call the IRS first. No need to start paying someone for something that could be a simple error or scam.
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I agree, don't go straight to an "expert." After my CPA and a tax attorney told me to just send them a check, I was able to get a judgment in my favor on my own. I succeeded by sending multiple letters and dozens of pages of explanations and records, and I succeeded where the two "experts" who charged me over $1000 accomplished nothing (other than telling me to forget it and pay up). I guess they just didn't want to put in the time, or maybe it was their assumption that a mere taxpayer could not actually have a legitimate complaint (see comments by Berettafan and Erikingo above).
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1045597-i-fought-law.html
Unfortunately, calling the IRS was, for me, an exercise in futility. If you get to talk to them at all, call at 8:00 AM on Monday. Otherwise, forget it. I succeeded by writing to them - a lot - and be patient (it takes forever for them to respond - like 60 to 90 days).
In my multiple run-ins with the IRS they never mentioned a collection agency.