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internal revenue agent

internal revenue agent

6.5
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɜrnəl ˈrɛvənu ˈeɪdʒənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : agente de ingresos internos
  • The internal revenue agent audited my financial records last year.

Examples

  • The internal revenue agent reviewed the company’s financial records for discrepancies.

  • If you receive a letter from an internal revenue agent, you should respond promptly.

  • After years as an internal revenue agent, she became an expert in tax law.

  • Did the internal revenue agent find any discrepancies?

  • The internal revenue agent conducted a thorough investigation into the business's tax filings.

  • An internal revenue agent contacted me to discuss my recent tax return.

  • If an internal revenue agent visits your office, you may need to provide specific financial documents.

Synonyms

tax collector
vsinternal revenue agent
13 3.6

A person who takes money from people to pay taxes to the government

focuses on U.S. internal tax collection as agency staff
taxman
vsinternal revenue agent
4 3.1

A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses

is the formal agency role rather than an informal person term
revenuer
vsinternal revenue agent
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A government official who collects taxes and stops people making illegal alcohol

focuses solely on routine tax collection, not alcohol enforcement
collector of internal revenue
vsinternal revenue agent
  • Formal
7.1

A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses

is specifically an employee of the U.S. tax agency
taxwoman
vsinternal revenue agent
7.1

A woman who works for the government and collects money people have to pay

is the same official role described without gender marking

Surface Forms

internal revenue agent singular
internal revenue agents plural

Morphology

internal + revenue + agent

The meaning is directly compositional: 'internal' (within an organization/government) + 'revenue' (tax/government income) + 'agent' (a person who acts on behalf of others) yields a government official who deals with tax revenue (collecting or auditing). Although it is a somewhat specialized official title (commonly US/IRS), the role can be readily inferred by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and common cross-linguistic patterns for such compounds.

Etymology

Internal revenue agent comes from the three words internal, revenue, and agent: 'internal' means inside the country, 'revenue' means 'taxes', and an 'agent' is a person who works for the tax office. So, the phrase means 'an official who collects taxes for the government'.