IRS
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Internal Revenue Service
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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
Example Sentences
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Hill claimed to be working pro bono, although the center’s IRS filings revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, and on one occasion he invented a phone conversation with me that never happened.
From Salon
If you purchased an investment for $100,000 and it is worth $500,000 when your son inherits it, the $400,000 increase in value is effectively wiped out in the eyes of the IRS.
From MarketWatch
“I’ll have to remember that. I’m talking about the girl in the magazine section, in the purple shirt, and the boy in the tax section, reading Your Guide to the IRS upside down.”
From Literature
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I’m not saying unleash AI on your taxes and hope the IRS shrugs.
From MarketWatch
The choice between sending a check to fund scholarships or to the IRS is a no-brainer.
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