the Internal Revenue Service
noun
: the department of the U.S. federal government that is responsible for collecting taxes
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The strip club operator has agreed to pay $550,000 to the Internal Revenue Service and $150,000 to the Small Business Administration as part of his guilty plea.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
For federal tax debt, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can withhold up to 15% of your monthly benefit.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The putative mechanism is a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The mail is a way for the federal government to provide services to people, to communicate (the Internal Revenue Service, for instance, communicates with taxpayers via mail).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
For federal tax debt, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can withhold up to 15% of your monthly benefit.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The putative mechanism is a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The mail is a way for the federal government to provide services to people, to communicate (the Internal Revenue Service, for instance, communicates with taxpayers via mail).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Internal Revenue Service
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