the Internal Revenue Service

noun

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

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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 Not long ago, the Internal Revenue Service boasted that taxpayers who called the agency could expect to reach a live agent in three minutes. — 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 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 10 Jul. 2026.

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