Inland Revenue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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After he was demobbed in 1946, Mr Lemon worked for the Inland Revenue until his retirement in 1970, aged 60.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
That got the attention of Her Majesty’s Inland Revenue — the taxman — and police and tax officers raided Mr. Piggott’s home, arresting him and seizing bank statements and other documents.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
Her savings had been subjected to a 91% tax rate set up by the Inland Revenue to build England back up after the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
It looked like a speeding ticket, or a letter from the Inland Revenue, and as he tore it open he felt the first throb of a mild bureaucratic headache.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
The gentleman gave me a £5 note and asked me to go to the Inland Revenue Office here and get a £2 10s. stamp on a skin of parchment.
From The Slave of Silence by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
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