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Inland Revenue

British  

noun

  1.  IR.  (in New Zealand and, formerly, Britain) a government board that administers and collects major direct taxes, such as income tax, corporation tax, and capital gains tax

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Royalties flowed, the band held substantial stakes, and Inland Revenue took a smaller share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When he was demobbed in 1946, he said he got the only job he could: "office boy" at the Inland Revenue office in Luton, where his wife worked at the Vauxhall car factory.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 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

Where the Inland Revenue Offices now stand, was a stone barn, which was called a news-room.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

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