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The Internal Revenue Service Of The United States

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1. The Internal Revenue Service was first used as a means to pay for war expenses. In 1862 President Lincoln and congress created the income tax to help fund the Civil War, but was later removed after 10 years (IRS, 2016). In 1894 Congress tried to reenact the income tax but the Supreme Court Stated it was unconstitutional. In 1913, with the 16th amendment, Congress was able yet again to bring back income tax, which helped to pay for World War I and II. Somewhere in the 1950’s the name changed from The Bureau of Internal Revenue to the internal revenue Service which it is known for today (IRS, 2016). The IRS Commissioner and Chief of Counsel are selected by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate like any other top …show more content…

The CARE department assists the tax payer with preparing taxes. Face to face interactions and assistance with tax questions before preparing a return. The CAS department, Customer Account Services, handles processing returns, answering the taxpayer’s questions about a return filed and also fixing any errors that can be on a return. The RICS Department, Return Integrity and Compliance Service, handles refundable credits and prevent identity theft and fraudulent returns. Each department has an objective to help each taxpayer with as much assistance possible, protect the taxpayers account, and to prevent refund fraud. Each department depends on each other to ensure that the taxpayer is knowledgeable about their account and vigilant for any inconsistences.
4. According to IRS.GOV states the Mission Statement, “To provide top quality service by helping taxpayers understand and comply with applicable tax laws and to protect the public interest by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all. The Internal Revenue Service chose this as a mission statement to ensure that each employee and taxpayer know that these are the requirements set forth by Congress, Senate, and the President of the United States.
5.The major goals at the Internal Revenue Service are to ensure that the taxpayer understands the tax laws, assist taxpayer’s with complying with the tax laws and enforce the tax law when needed. The Accounts Management

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