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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

"I had two letters from Inland Revenue, which I put back in the postbox with 'not at this address' on and I had four from Companies House," she said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2022

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

Field stood in the office of the Inland Revenue at Wandsworth with a feeling that he had got on the right track at last.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

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