the Internal Revenue Service

noun

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

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Uhls kept defrauding people into 2026, even after he was contacted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in March and searched by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation in June, records state. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 Drivers may not know it quite yet, Susan Tompor reports, but the Internal Revenue Service put new, higher mileage rates into place effective July 1. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The move is an expansion of authority for Bisignano, who will retain his roles as chief executive of the Internal Revenue Service and commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026 As for Anthony's winnings, federal law requires a 24 percent withholding on prizes worth $5,000 or more, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 July 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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