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Inland Revenue

Inland Revenue

2 5.8
The former British government department that collected major direct taxes like income tax and corporation tax
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɪn.lənd ˈrɛv.ən.juː/
  • UK
translation icon : Hacienda
  • NZ: Inland Revenue Department has had 32 privacy breaches in the past year.

Examples

  • Caught by the Inland Revenue Department.

    Billy (2011)

  • But a combining of the assets is the best way of confounding the Inland Revenue.

    The Good Liar (2019)

  • I've been chased by the Inland Revenue Department.

    Billy (2011)

  • Inland Revenue.

    80 Minutes (2008)

  • Following soon after the breach involving the Ministry of Social Development, reports of inadequate data protection involving the Inland Revenue Department are just what the government doesn't need.

    Blog text (15)

  • The Inland Revenue is responsible for collecting income taxes in the UK.

  • Many people are unsure about the regulations enforced by the Inland Revenue.

  • If you have questions about your taxes, it's best to consult the Inland Revenue.

Synonyms

IR
vsInland Revenue
  • UK
15 6.9

A former British government office that collected taxes from people and businesses

is the full formal name written without abbreviation

Surface Forms

Inland Revenue main

Morphology

inland + revenue

The constituents signal the general idea: 'revenue' denotes government income (taxes) and 'inland' contrasts internal/domestic (vs. customs), so a learner who knows both words can likely infer something to do with domestic tax income or tax collection. However, as a fixed proper name for a government department ('the tax authority') this institutional sense and the convention of using these nouns as an organization name is not fully regular or guaranteed to be inferred by all B1 learners, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

The name Inland Revenue comes from a simple image: inland meant 'inside the country' and revenue meant 'money the government takes'. Imagine officials going into towns to collect taxes from people and businesses. That's why the name was used for the government office that ran income and business taxes.