The IRS awarded new contracts to three private-sector collection agencies for collection of overdue tax debts. Taxpayers with unpaid tax bills may be contacted by one of the following three agencies:
- CBE Group, Inc.
- Coast Professional, Inc.
- ConServe
The IRS will always notify a taxpayer before transferring their account to a private collection agency (PCA).
It will first send a letter to the taxpayer and their tax representative informing them that their account was assigned to a PCA and provide the name and contact information for the PCA.
Following the IRS notification, the PCA will send its own letter to the taxpayer and their representative confirming the account transfer. To protect the taxpayer’s privacy and security, both the IRS letter and the PCA’s letter will contain information that will help taxpayers identify the tax amount owed and assure taxpayers that future collection agency calls they may receive are legitimate.
** This is important. This means that people with IRS balance due will be sent to collection sooner than later.
