Will the IRS text someone?

1. Will the tax bureau send text messages to individuals?

1. The tax bureau will send text messages to individuals. The Inland Revenue Department has SMS reminder service, but be wary of fraud when receiving SMS. Don't trust information from unknown sources, and don't click on links in strange text messages. Don't easily disclose personal privacy information, especially bank card passwords and verification codes. When you can't tell the truth from the false, you can ask the relevant departments for verification. Once you find that you have been cheated, please call the police immediately.

2. Legal basis: Article 7 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Administration of Tax Collection.

The tax authorities shall widely publicize tax laws and administrative regulations, popularize tax knowledge, and provide tax consultation services for taxpayers free of charge.

Article 9

Tax authorities should strengthen team building and improve the political and professional quality of tax personnel.

Tax authorities and tax officials must enforce the law impartially, be loyal to their duties, be honest and upright, be polite to others, provide civilized service, respect and protect the rights of taxpayers and withholding agents, and accept supervision according to law.

Tax officials shall not ask for bribes, engage in malpractices for selfish ends, neglect their duties, and fail to levy or underpay the tax payable; Do not abuse their powers to pay more taxes or deliberately make things difficult for taxpayers and withholding agents.

2. What are the main duties of the tax bureau?

The main duties of the Inland Revenue Department are as follows:

1. Draft tax laws and regulations and detailed rules for implementation, put forward suggestions on tax policies, report and issue them together with the Ministry of Finance, and formulate implementation measures;

2. To be responsible for organizing the implementation of the collection and management of central tax, tax and funds (fees) stipulated by laws and regulations, and strive for all receivables;

3. Participate in the study of macroeconomic policies, the division of tax power between central and local governments, put forward suggestions on improving the tax-sharing system, study the overall level of tax burden, and put forward suggestions on macro-control by means of taxation;

4. Responsible for organizing the implementation of the reform of tax collection management system, drafting draft laws and regulations on tax collection management and formulating detailed rules for implementation, formulating tax business and tax collection management rules and regulations and supervising their implementation, supervising and inspecting the implementation of tax laws, regulations and policies, and guiding and supervising local tax work.