When was the Internal Revenue Service invented?
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The IRS was formed in 1913. It used to be called the Internal Revenue Bureau. Before that it was the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Why was it formed?
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The reason it was formed was so the government could collect taxes.  If you’d like to learn more about this history, I recommend the book “Governing America: The IRS and the Rise of a New Federalism, 1780-1861” by Steven J. Diner.
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When was the Internal Revenue Service invented?
user
The IRS was formed in 1913. It used to be called the Internal Revenue Bureau. Before that it was the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Why was it formed?
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In 1913 the people of the United States were sick of high taxes and very mad about being charged for income taxes.  They passed a Constitutional Amendment to try to control the income tax system.  This was followed by some Constitutional amendments in the 1910s and 1920s.
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When was the Internal Revenue Service invented?