""The IRS doesn't want you to know this but this is how you navigate the confusing phone menu and speak to a real person:

1) Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 (7 AM to 7 PM, local time Monday to Friday)

2) Select your language: 1 for English, or 2 for Spanish

3) Press 2 for 'questions about your personal income taxes'

4) Press 1 for 'questions about a form already filed or a payment'

5) Press 3 for 'all other questions'

6) Press 2 for 'all other questions'

7) The system will ask you for your SSN, don't enter a number. It will ask you twice before moving on automatically

8) At the next prompt, press 2 for 'personal or individual tax questions'

9) Press 3 for 'all other questions'""