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IRS 101
IRS History
IRS Facts
"Current events"
Potpourri
100

What party hates the IRS and is trying to abolish it?

Republican Party

100

What does the IRS stand for

Internal Revuen Service

100

What department is the IRS under?

Department of Treasury

100

How can POTUS or Congress control the IRS

Signing or passing a bill 

100

What state has the highest income tax?

California 
200

Has the budget for the IRS gone up or down? (current)

Down

200

What individual did the IRS catch in 1931. 

(Hint: The Mob)

Al Capone

200

What does the IRS jurisdiction include?

IRS jurisdiction includes all 50 states

200
Roughly how many IRS employees have been laidoff so far?

6000 - 6700

200

How many divisions does the IRS have?

4 Divisions

  • Wage and Investment
  • Large Business and International
  • Small Business/Self-Employed

  • Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE).



300

What is the Whistleblower office do?

A. Issue tax refunds to taxpayers

B. Process tips from individuals that spot a problem on a tax return.

C. To provide legal representation for taxpayers in court 

B. Process tips from individuals that spot a problem on a tax return.

300

Who was the first IRS Commissioner 

(A. Hannibal Hamlin) 

(B. Roger B. Taney) 

(C. George S. Boutwell)

George S. Boutwell

300

What caused the IRS to be created and put into motion?

The Civil War

300

Who is the current Commissioner of the IRS

A) Douglas O'Donnell

B) Daniel Werfel

C) Donald Trump

A) Douglas O'Donnell

300
Where is the headquarters of the IRS?

Washington D.C.

400

What is a way that the IRS is led to audit a tax return that uses a score-type system? (Hint: ___ score)

DIF score (Discriminant Function System)

400

Which president made the IRS? (second revenue measure of the _____ War into law)

President Lincoln

400

What was the mascot of the IRS (Hint: is a animal)

IRS Eagle

400

What agency has the current POTUS leveraged to allow DOGE to lay off government employees?

OPM (Office of Personnel Management)


400

How many processing centers does the IRS have

7

500

What is 2 different ways the IRS uses to determine who to audit? (Hint: There are 4 different ways)

DIF score or computer scoring, Information Matching, Whistleblower program, and Related Examinations 

500

What Act did President Ronald Reagan pass that impacted taxes?

Tax Reform Act of 1986

500
What is the mission of the IRS?

"Provide America's taxpayers top quality service"

500

What executive order has trump signed which impacted the IRS

A hiring freeze on the employees of the IRS
500

List 4 types of taxes the IRS audits and collects (Hint: There are 10 different types)

  • Individual Income Tax, 
  • Corporate Income Taxes, 
  • Self-Employment Taxes
  • Social Security and Medicare Taxes (FICA)
  • Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
  • Estate and Gift Taxes 
  • Excise Taxes 
  • Additional Medicare Tax 
  • Net Investment Income Tax 
  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Taxes