Internal Revenue Service

noun

1. the division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that collects internal revenue, including income taxes and excise taxes, and that enforces revenue laws. IRS

Internal Revenue Service

¹

1. A federal agency, part of the Department of the Treasury, that collects most federal taxes, including income and Social Security taxes.

Internal Revenue Service

²

1. Part of the United States Department of the Treasury. The IRS is responsible for the collection of all federal taxes, except customs duties.

Example Sentences

Even domestic agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Internal Revenue Service, and local police departments like the New York Police Department, have contracted with Palantir for data integration projects.

From Salon

But the revised figures track well with other available data, such as the statistics on payroll taxes reported by the Internal Revenue Service, independent of the BLS.

From Los Angeles Times

A week earlier, the Internal Revenue Service decided to allow religious leaders to endorse political candidates from the pulpit, effectively upending a provision in decades-old tax law barring such activity.

From Salon

The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data.

From Salon

Then in 1997, we struck a deal with the Internal Revenue Service, thanks to an arrangement called an Offer In Compromise.

From Salon