the Internal Revenue Service

noun

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

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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the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology.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 Blanchard will pay restitution to StarVista, which closed last year due to financial challenges, as well as to the Internal Revenue Service and the State Franchise Tax Board. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Not because it was convicted or because the Internal Revenue Service revoked its tax-exempt status. Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026 Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Many crypto investors haven't been paying their taxes correctly — and the Internal Revenue Service may soon know about it. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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