<prompt> Human: Hi everyone. So after a quick review of the accounts this morning I noticed this strange withdrawal. Im not sure why it would even occur. Ive always filed responsibly and on time with a great accountant. I also received a refund for my latest return, so why would they even feel the need to collect anything from me?My bank says that it looks like a payment that was set up monthly with my routing and checking , which Ive never, ever done. My understanding is that theres quite a bit of paperwork to fill out when setting up online, automatic re-payment with the IRS like this. Is this potentially fraud? If it has anything to do with my most recent return, then why now in December? All Ive done is file a claim with my bank but Im not sure theres much they can do. Is there a more efficient way to contact the IRS that doesnt involve mailing in form 3949-A? I just find it really weird because my accountant and I are always very strict and diligent when preparing returns. Thoughts?UPDATE: After waiting on hold for about an hour and a half I was able to confirm with the IRS, that I have no balance with them. I owe them nothing and they have not initiated any kind of collection process with me. After describing the way the debit appeared, the associate immediately recognized that it most likely might be a clerical error on the part of a third party tax payment service, PayUSAtax.com. Ill see what I find out when the bank and I make contact with them. Thanks for all the discussion. Assistant: Were you allowed to stop the automatic payments? And did it really go to the IRS or was it some scammer that set it up that way?Human: Luckily I caught it while it was still pending. It shows up as a routine ACH withdrawal to something like IRS USATAXPYMT. Id be very impressed if a scammer could make it show up like that.Assistant: I am a CPA assisting clients with ACH federal tax payments. I have never seen USA in any payments. This is likely a company that has done there best to spoof what looks like the IRS, in order to slow down your contesting it. Its much easier than you think. Ask me about the guy who set up a business and accounts under the name American Expresso to walk off with payments to American Express. Good luck resolving this OP.Human: Mine say irs des: usataxpymtAssistant: This one shows as: irs usataxpymt web followed by a 15 digit number. But either way, thats an ACH debit that would have to be set up and authorized by me. Right?Believe me, I lead a very boring financial life and every interaction Ive had with the IRS has been typical and very routine. This is really out of the ordinary. Im hoping somebody just messed up.  <response>: I have a recurring auto draft for a tax repayment. When the payment is pending the transaction reads DDA Force Post. When the transaction clears it does in fact read IRS USATAXPYMT followed by a 15 digit number, most of which will show up as an X. You most certainly have the IRS deducting from you. However its likely a clerical issue as there is in fact a decent amount of paperwork that has to be done in order to setup a repayment. Definitely call the IRS direct to get to the bottom of it. 