MADISON (WITI) -- The federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently warned taxpayers about a scam in which crooks posing as IRS agents have called taxpayers demanding immediate tax payments via debit cards or wire transfers and threatening arrest or other penalties.
In light of these reports, Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Chandler is reminding Wisconsin taxpayers that the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) does not initiate taxpayer communications through email or request detailed personal information by phone or email.
Chandler stated in a statement the following: