Some Facts About The Internal Revenue Service ( IRS )

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Some facts about the IRS          
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The Internal Revenue Service was formed on July
1, 1862 during the Civil War.

• It was created to collect temporary income tax to
  pay war
• expenses.

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The IRS has around 89,500 employees (2014).
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In 2014, the IRS budget was 11.3 billion.
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The IRS collects around 2.7 trillion each year.
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In 2013, 240 million tax returns were filed with
the IRS.
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In 2013, 77,268,000 tax refunds were e-filed
by Tax Professionals.

• Total e-filed tax returns
  122,515,000.

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