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IRS

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abbreviation

  1. Internal Revenue Service

  2. insulin resistance syndrome: a condition associated with diabetes mellitus in which higher than normal levels of insulin are present in the blood to compensate for the failure of normal insulin levels to perform their function

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The IRS does not announce its investigations, and so we do not know what - if anything - it was reviewing related to the President, his family and their enterprises.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Instead, the addendum has been included in a lawsuit against the IRS, not a tax case.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

For instance, taxpayers with offshore bank accounts owe the IRS and have reporting rules to follow.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

In a March report, the Treasury watchdog said the IRS was rethinking its audit coverage goals for large partnerships in the wake of a smaller staff.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“How do you escape the IRS? What do you tell New York City?”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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