{"id":16852,"date":"2011-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-produces-smartphone-app\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:02:29","slug":"irs-produces-smartphone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/irs-produces-smartphone-app\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Produces Own Smartphone App"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you've got an IRS letter on your desk right now, you have a decision to make, and the clock matters. I'm Darrin Mish. I've spent 32 years helping people with exactly this kind of situation. Here's what you should do.<\/p>\n

In the world of smartphones and mobile devices, the IRS has entered the fray by producing its own tax app (that\u2019s \u2018application\u2019 for you non-geeks). \u00a0The IRS tax app is called IRS2Go and allows smartphone app users to get updates on their income tax refunds \u2014 and enter their e-mail address so that they can receive daily advice. \u00a0If you use Apple smartphones, you can download the IRS2Go app at the Apple App Store whereas Android users can go to the Android Marketplace. \u00a0And it\u2019s free, too.<\/div>\n
You can even get free daily tax tips from the IRS app such as education tax tips and a whole range of others. \u00a0As for tracking your tax refunds, if you file electronically can use the IRS app within 72 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of their tax submission. \u00a0For paper return submissions, you’d have to wait three to four weeks. \u00a0This would be the same time frame you would have to wait if you to the IRS website, www.irs.gov and clicked on \u201cWhere’s My Refund?\u201d<\/div>\n
To use the app, you would have to enter your Social Security number. \u00a0But rest assured, the IRS says the Social Security number is masked and encrypted. \u00a0You’re not filing tax returns using that IRS app.<\/div>\n
However, the TurboTax SnapTax app does allow you to file your tax returns via your smartphone. \u00a0To do so, you would need to take a snapshot of your W-2 Form using your smartphone and submit it using the app. \u00a0Again, the entire process is protected by a sophisticated encryption technology.<\/div>\n
Although most of these tax apps are available for free, you should be careful about how you receive it. \u00a0If you receive such an \u2018app\u2019 through an email prompting you to open an attachment to download your app, you should delete such emails. \u00a0They are highly likely to be bogus and part of some phishing scheme. \u00a0Some apps can also disclose your phone\u2019s location to other parties.<\/div>\n
But according to Luiz D. Garcia, IRS spokesman, the IRS app would never be used to track your location or reveal your personal details to others.<\/div>\n

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