Internal Revenue Service

American  

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

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Internal Revenue Service ¹ Cultural  

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

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Internal Revenue Service ² Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

The Internal Revenue Service generally requires investors to hold their interest in such funds for at least seven years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leaked tax-return scandal from six years ago was on the verge of an epic settlement.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Since this amount exceeds the $19,000 annual gift-tax exclusion, will I need to report it to the Internal Revenue Service?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

But between 2018 and 2020, an Internal Revenue Service contractor leaked a large number of wealthy Americans’ tax returns to the media, and Trump’s was among them.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

I was aware that I was being carefully sized up while he talked primarily of F.B.I. and Internal Revenue Service close surveillance of his organization, and of a rumored forthcoming Congressional probe.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey