When was the IRS / Internal Revenue Service established?
The IRS or Internal Revenue Service, is an agency of the United States government and part of the United States Department of the Treasury. The IRS’s responsibility is to collect taxes and enforce tax laws. In the early 1900s, the IRS was formed in response to tax-law changes that formalized various kinds of tax collection by the government. Useful Links: – IRS Homepage at the US Treasury Department – TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) – for independent information about the IRS – Jobs at the IRS – for employment opportunities at the Internal Revenue Service – Tax History Project – A public-service resource compiled by tax analysts, providing information on the history of US public finance.
