the Internal Revenue Service

noun

: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes

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Then came battles with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say Kapoor also owes more than $70 million to his real estate companies’ investment victims and in outstanding taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. — Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Mirwais Shams was ordered to pay about $15,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, and Ahmad Shams was ordered to pay about $11,000. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Internal Revenue Service

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“The Internal Revenue Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Internal%20Revenue%20Service. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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