Definition

Proper noun: - The United States government agency responsible for collecting federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code: The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the federal government of the United States. It is part of the Department of the Treasury and its primary function is the collection of individual income taxes and employment taxes. It also handles corporate, gift, excise, and estate taxes.

Usage

• The Internal Revenue Service is always capitalized as it is a proper noun referring to a specific organization.
• It is commonly abbreviated as IRS.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To be audited by the Internal Revenue Service": To have one's tax return examined in detail by the IRS.
  • The small business was audited by the Internal Revenue Service for three consecutive years.
• "Internal Revenue Service ruling": An official interpretation by the IRS on the application of tax laws.
  • The company's tax strategy was based on a recent Internal Revenue Service ruling.

Variants and Related Words

• IRS (abbreviation, proper noun): The standard and universally recognized acronym for the Internal Revenue Service.
  • You can download tax forms from the IRS website.
• Revenue service (noun): A generic term for a government agency responsible for collecting taxes. (Note: This is a related concept, not a variant of the specific term "Internal Revenue Service").

Synonyms

• Tax bureau: A department or agency that administers tax collection.
• Tax authority: A governing body that implements and enforces tax laws.

Related Phrases

• Tax collector: (Note: This is a general term for an agent or agency that collects taxes, not a direct synonym for the IRS as an institution).
• Treasury Department: The parent cabinet department of which the IRS is a bureau.

Noun

1. the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections