the Internal Revenue Service

noun

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

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By October that year, the Internal Revenue Service delivered more than 160 million payments totaling over $270 billion. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The business earned little to no income, had no employees, had not paid wages, and had not filed W-2 forms with the Internal Revenue Service, according to officials. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Gifting or transferring shares after a sale or offering has progressed too far leaves room for the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the valuation. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Similar Excel spreadsheets are used to organize schemes where Indian scammers in Delhi or Kolkata impersonate Microsoft tech support, the Internal Revenue Service or even the Federal Bureau of Investigation. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Internal Revenue Service

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