{"id":9137,"date":"2010-02-01T04:49:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T09:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9137"},"modified":"2010-02-01T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T11:06:10","slug":"us-treasury-wants-to-hear-from-you-about-your-experiences-with-irs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/02\/01\/us-treasury-wants-to-hear-from-you-about-your-experiences-with-irs\/","title":{"rendered":"US Treasury Wants to Hear From You About Your Experiences with IRS"},"content":{"rendered":"

US TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES
\nWITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please share your experiences with communicating with the Internal Revenue
\nService customer service toll-free telephone numbers through relay services
\nor TTY.<\/p>\n

Have you contacted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lately using a TTY
\ndevice to contact the TTY toll-free number (800-829-4059), or called the
\ntoll-free telephone for individual taxpayers (800-829-1040) using a relay
\nservice?<\/p>\n

Please share with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration what
\nyour experience was like and what mode of communication was used. We are
\ninterested in knowing:<\/p>\n

* If you were able to get connected with the IRS?
\n* How was the interaction between you and the IRS assistor using TTY or
\ncomputer or a video phone?
\n* Did the relay operator experience any difficulties in communicating with
\nthe IRS on your behalf?
\n* Did you experience a long wait time to reach an IRS assistor?
\n* Were you satisfied with the answer you received from the IRS? and
\n* What was your overall customer satisfaction level – satisfied, neutral or
\ndissatisfied?<\/p>\n

Please feel free to add any other aspect of your experience you’d like to
\nshare, as well as any suggestions on what would make communication easier
\nwith the IRS.<\/p>\n

Send your feedback to Ms. Jean Bell at jean.bell@tigta.treas.gov by March\u00a01, 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) Please share your experiences with communicating with the Internal Revenue Service customer service toll-free telephone numbers through relay services or TTY. Have…<\/p>\n

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