the Internal Revenue Service
noun
: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes
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In Missouri, the second-largest agency is the Department of the Treasury, which operates the Internal Revenue Service.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Two laws passed in 2025, the Big Beautiful Bill and the Social Security Fairness Act, affect the amount retirees will owe the Internal Revenue Service.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Four members of an Arlington family have been convicted of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service in a scheme worth millions, federal attorneys said Friday.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Other offices in the building included the Internal Revenue Service; the Bureau of Animal Industry; lighthouse, locomotive and steamboat inspections; and even a department for oleomargarine, to protect the dairy industry from being undercut by the cheaper butter substitute.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Two laws passed in 2025, the Big Beautiful Bill and the Social Security Fairness Act, affect the amount retirees will owe the Internal Revenue Service.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Four members of an Arlington family have been convicted of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service in a scheme worth millions, federal attorneys said Friday.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Other offices in the building included the Internal Revenue Service; the Bureau of Animal Industry; lighthouse, locomotive and steamboat inspections; and even a department for oleomargarine, to protect the dairy industry from being undercut by the cheaper butter substitute.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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 1 Jan. 2026.
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