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What it does
The Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue was established by act of July 1, 1862 (26 U.S.C. 7802). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is responsible for administering and enforcing the internal revenue laws and related statutes, except those relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. Its mission is to collect the proper amount of tax revenue, at the least cost to the public, by efficiently applying the tax law with integrity and fairness.
Where it sits
A component of Treasury Department.
Recent actions
Federal Scholarship Tax Credit; Hearing
[Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request on Burden Related to the Qualified Intermediary (QI), Withholding Foreign Partnership (WP), and Withholding Foreign Trust (WT) Application and Account Management System
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Revenue Procedure 2004-47, Simplified Alternate Procedure for Making Late Reverse QTIP Election
Information Reporting Regarding Qualified Opportunity Zones and Updated Qualified Opportunity Fund Certification and Decertification Procedures; Correction
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Form 15254
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Concerning Procedures for Requesting Competent Authority Assistance Under Tax Treaties
Agency Information Collection Activities; Requesting Comment Notice of Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund
Guidance on Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts; Hearing