In May 6, I got a letter in the mail explaining that the IRS was checking the validity of what I put on my taxes--okay, fair, that was the first time I've done them myself; there were probably mistakes. As normal, it mentioned that it may send followup requests for information, and to wait for up to 60 days before contacting the IRS. It's been over 60 days now, I haven't received any further IRS letters, and calls to the IRS directly are intercepted by an unhelpful automated phone system. My tax return status is still being processed, and it's starting to look like I fell through the cracks in the bureaucracy. What do I do in order to talk to a person/figure out what's going on with my tax return?