the Internal Revenue Service
noun
: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes
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An early draft copy of a new, two-page, federal income tax form called Schedule 1-A has been released by the Internal Revenue Service.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement To get tax-exempt status, an organization has to describe itself to the Internal Revenue Service and explain its intention to further charitable, educational, scientific or religious purposes.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business, Soto learned the Internal Revenue Service was threatening to put a lien on Anita’s Street Market for unpaid payroll taxes as far back as 2009.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In April, Bessent and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who at the time headed the Department of Government Efficiency, got into a heated fight outside of the Oval Office about the Internal Revenue Service.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Advertisement To get tax-exempt status, an organization has to describe itself to the Internal Revenue Service and explain its intention to further charitable, educational, scientific or religious purposes.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business, Soto learned the Internal Revenue Service was threatening to put a lien on Anita’s Street Market for unpaid payroll taxes as far back as 2009.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In April, Bessent and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who at the time headed the Department of Government Efficiency, got into a heated fight outside of the Oval Office about the Internal Revenue Service.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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