NEW MEXICO TAX AND REV SECRETARY DEMESIA PADILLA SAYS THE IRS CAN’T DO IT ALONE. SHE TELLS US TAXPAYERS ALSO NEED TO DO THEIR PART TO PREVENT SECURITY BREACHES ON RETURNS WHEN THEY FILE NEXT YEAR. SHE SAYS SIMILAR BREACHES KEPT THE IRS BUSY DURING THE LAST TAX SEASON.
SHE SAYS THE IRS IT STOPPED 3-AND-A-HALF-MILLION RETURNS.
PADILLA SAYS IF YOU GET A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE WITH THE IRS SAYING YOU OWE MONEY TO THE AGENCY, IGNORE IT. THE IRS NEVER CALLS … BUT DOES CONTACT PEOPLE BY MAIL.
SHE SAYS THEY’RE TAKING MORE TIME TO SCRUTINIZE RETURNS THIS YEAR, SO YOU MIGHT GET YOUR REFUND TWO WEEKS LATER THAN USUAL.
