tax authority
Government collection bureau
A tax authority is a government agency responsible for administering and collecting taxes.
In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service is the federal tax authority; states and localities have their own.
Tax authorities assess what's owed, process returns, conduct audits, and enforce compliance: The tax authority flagged her return for review.
Gathered set of items
- levyCompulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- dutyRequired moral task
- exciseRemove by cutting
customs · withholding · direct tax · indirect tax · income tax · VAT · GST · property tax
Federal tax collector
- SARSViral pneumonia syndrome
- SATCollege admissions exam
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
Storing documents systematically
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- reportingConveying documented information
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
obligations · deadlines · penalties · documentation · adherence · procedures · registration · withholding
Methodical assessment or review
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- discrepanciesDifferences where agreement expected
back taxes · penalties · interest · adjustments · documentation · receipts · records · forensic
Act of escaping detection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- lienClaim securing debt
garnishment · asset forfeiture · criminal investigation · tax shelter · offshore accounts · amnesty · whistleblower · subpoena
collection
Gathered set of items
excise · customs · withholding · direct tax · indirect tax · income tax · VAT · GST · property tax · corporate tax
IRS
Federal tax collector
- SARSViral pneumonia syndrome
- SATCollege admissions exam
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
filing
Storing documents systematically
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- reportingConveying documented information
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
requirements · obligations · deadlines · penalties · documentation · adherence · procedures · registration · withholding · remittance
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditorFinancial records examiner
discrepancies · back taxes · penalties · interest · adjustments · documentation · receipts · records · forensic · noncompliance
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
lien · garnishment · asset forfeiture · criminal investigation · tax shelter · offshore accounts · amnesty · whistleblower · subpoena · warrant
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- taxationtax, income tax, sales tax, tax return, tax refund
- Economic Bodieseconomic council, finance ministry, treasury department, central bank, budget office
tax authorityprivate collector
Person accumulating valuables personally
private enterprise · commercial bank · private lender · credit agency · private equity firm
tax authoritytax shelter
Legal income-shielding arrangement
tax haven · offshore account · tax advisor · tax attorney · tax accountant
authority, taxing, authorize, authorized, authorities, unauthorized, taxation, taxpayer, authoritative