# How can I speak to a human at the IRS?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-speak-to-a-human-at-the-irs/955209>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-speak-to-a-human-at-the-irs/955209 "2021-11-30T12:45:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-speak-to-a-human-at-the-irs/955209/21 "2021-12-02T18:43:44Z")

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> [@Orville\_mogul](#):
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> And the six week response time without error seems to confirm the backlog that @Joey_P mentioned.

I requested a transcript on July 19th. Just a few days ago I got a letter from the IRS stating that they “need an additional 60 days” to respond. So I was already out 4 months and they need 2 more. Luckily, I don’t need it at this point.

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