the Internal Revenue Service
noun
: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes
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Not long ago, the Internal Revenue Service boasted that taxpayers who called the agency could expect to reach a live agent in three minutes.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In Alabama, local investigators at the Internal Revenue Service typically disregard the dealings of bookies.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Faulkender, who served briefly acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, resigned his Treasury position after Trump soured on him, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Matt Peterson,steve Liesman,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The document Fennell attached to her email to CNS shows that the Internal Revenue Service released its claim on a portion of the lien in April 2021.
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Capital News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
In Alabama, local investigators at the Internal Revenue Service typically disregard the dealings of bookies.
—
Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Faulkender, who served briefly acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, resigned his Treasury position after Trump soured on him, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—
Matt Peterson,steve Liesman,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The document Fennell attached to her email to CNS shows that the Internal Revenue Service released its claim on a portion of the lien in April 2021.
—
Capital News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 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 1 Jul. 2026.
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