I don't feel right....

[Hobo]

Giving the IRS my bank account information. What would stop them from one day just taking out the money someday?


Hobo

[Skittles]

1. if the IRS wants your money

they already have ways of getting it

[Demovictory9]

5. yep. unless you are a Trump, then you can cheat left and right

[Cha]

2. They sent my check to my address.

[brush]

3. If they didn't have it already they can get it easily. Try not paying them if you owe.

They find you as they can garnishee pay, raid your bank account, even take your house and business if you owe that much.

[emmaverybo]

4. They have to put a lien against your account if you owe them. They send you letters, warnings. If

they do suddenly ever take the money without warning, call the advocate listed In the material they send you immediately. They will only take it for back taxes and you will get a bill for them first. Usually, you have time to make a payment plan. The advocate system is good. You do get warned so always open their letters.

Advocates can get the money back for you.

[Fascist Breakfast]

11. Came here to agree

This right here. Transfers must be initiated from the outgoing account.

[MFM008]

6. They would have to

Put money IN my account to steal any.

[brooklynite]

7. Donald Trump will be proud of you...

Distrust of Government?

[Maxheader]

8. Railroad benefits?

For ww2 vets..90$/month deposited into a family members bank acct..until they pass on..

So they did..called the bank to stop the payments....and soc/security business..

They told me the government had gone directly into that account, without any preamble and took

whatever was there...That's kinda spooky...

[Dem2]

9. Doesn't work that way

I was pleased to see my refund and stimulus money deposited on the same day.

People who do paper checks annoy the heck out of me too - so inefficient and fraught with potential problems.

[ecstatic]

10. I'm actually more concerned about cyber security issues,

especially considering that trump likely cut funding for securing IRS site data. The form asks for all your identity info, including full SSN, address, bank numbers, etc.

Make sure you have alerts and 2 factor authentication set up on your bank account. Freezing credit is a good idea as well.

[Hekate]

12. You think they don't already have sufficient info from your tax returns?

Some 40 years ago my recently-ex husband decided that he didn't need to file a tax return because the business had failed and he didn't owe anything and hey I need another drink. Or something.

Guess who got a pink slip from the bank saying her savings got garnished? Because of course we had filed jointly during our marriage.

Oh, the IRS knows how to find you.

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. I haven't given any info and they don't have my current address and they're not getting it from me.

I don't care about their $1200 stimulus.