Revenue service

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A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. [1] [2] Depending on the jurisdiction, revenue services may be charged with tax collection, investigation of tax evasion, or carrying out audits. [3]

In certain instances, they also administer payments to certain relevant individuals (such as statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay) as well as targeted financial support (welfare) to families and individuals (through payment of tax credits or transfer payments). [1] [2]

The chief executive of the revenue agency is usually styled as Commissioner, Minister, Secretary or Director.

Revenue services by jurisdiction

JurisdictionAgency nameNotes
Flag of Albania.svg Albania General Directorate of Taxation (Albanian : Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Tatimeve)
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Customs Control and Collection Agency (Spanish : Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero, ARCA)
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia State Revenue Committee of Armenia (Armenian : Պետական Եկամուտների Կոմիտե (ՊԵԿ))
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh National Board of Revenue
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) Created on 1 April 2014 as a merger between Inland Revenue and Land Tax Departments and the Value Added Tax (VAT) & Excise Divisions of the Customs and Excise Department. [4]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Federal Public Service Finance (Dutch : FOD Financiën; French : SPF Finances; German : FÖD Finanzen)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Indirect Taxation Authority (Bosnian/Croatian: Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje; Serbian : Управа за индиректно опорезивање)
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil (Portuguese : Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil; RFB)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria National Revenue Agency  [ bg ]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; French : Agence du revenu du Canada; ARC)Previously the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec Revenue Quebec (French : Revenu Québec)The CRA collects revenue on behalf of provincial and territorial governments except in Quebec.
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Servicio de Impuestos Internos  [ es ]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China State Taxation Administration (STA, Chinese :国家税务总局)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD; Chinese :稅務局)
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Financial Services Bureau (FSB; Chinese :財政局; Portuguese : Direcção dos Serviços de Finanças)
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (Spanish : Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales; DIAN)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Direction générale des impôts  [ fr ]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Ministry of Finance (Czech : Ministerstvo financí České republiky; MFČR)
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish Tax Agency (Danish : Skattestyrelsen)Previously SKAT
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Spanish : Dirección General de Impuestos Internos; DGII)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Servicio de Rentas Internas  [ es ] Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Tax and Customs Board (Estonian : Maksu- ja Tolliamet; MTA)
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish Tax Administration  [ fi ]
Flag of France.svg France General Directorate of Public Finance (French : Direction Générale des Finances Publiques; DGFIP)
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Ghana Revenue Authority
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Federal Central Tax Office (German : Bundeszentralamt für Steuern; BZSt)On a federal level (16 regional tax offices exist)
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary National Tax and Customs Administration (Hungarian : Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal; NAV) Since 1 January 2011
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Directorate of Internal Revenue
Flag of India.svg India Indian Revenue Service (IRS; Sanskrit : Bhāratīya Rājasva Sevā)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesian : Direktorat Jenderal Pajak) and Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Indonesian : Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai)
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the Revenue; Irish : Na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim)
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israel Tax Authority (Hebrew : רשות המסים בישראלRashut HaMisim B'Israel)
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Italian Agency of Revenue (Italian : Agenzia delle Entrate)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Tax Administration Jamaica
Flag of Japan.svg Japan National Tax Agency (NTA; Japanese : 国税庁Kokuzei-chō)
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia State Revenue Service (Latvian : Valsts ieņēmumu dienests)
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania State Tax Inspectorate (Lithuanian : Valstybinė Mokesčių Inspekcija)
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Malawi Revenue Authority
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) (Malay : Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia; LHDNM) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Mauritius Revenue Authority
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Tax Administration Service (Spanish : Servicio de Administración Tributaria; SAT)
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco General Tax Directorate
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Federal Inland Revenue Service
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Inland Revenue Department (Nepali : आन्तरिक राजश्व विभाग)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration (Dutch : Belastingdienst)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD; Māori : Te Tari Taake)
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian Tax Administration (Norwegian : Skatteetaten)
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue (FBR; Urdu : وفاقی آمدنی هيئت)
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (Peru ) [sunat.gob.pe/]
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR; Filipino : Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas)
Flag of Poland.svg Poland National Revenue Administration (Polish : Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority (Portuguese : Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira)
Flag of Romania.svg Romania National Agency for Fiscal Administration (Romanian : Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală; ANAF)
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Federal Tax Service (Russian : Федеральная налоговая служба, ФНС России)
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Rwanda Revenue Authority
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia General Authority of Zakat and Tax
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Chinese :新加坡国内税务局; Malay : Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Singapura)
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Tax Administration of Slovenia
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea National Tax Service (South Korea)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Spanish Tax Agency (Spanish : Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria; AEAT)
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swedish Tax Agency (Swedish : Skatteverket)
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand The Revenue Department (RD; Thai: กรมสรรพากร)
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Turkish Revenue Administration
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine State Fiscal Service (SFS; Ukrainian : Державна фіскальна служба; ДФС)
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC; Welsh : Cyllid a Thollau Ei Fawrhydi)
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Revenue Scotland (Scottish Gaelic : Teachd-a-steach Alba)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Welsh Revenue Authority (Welsh : Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay General Tax Directorate (Spanish : Dirección General Impositiva; DGI)
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs Duties and Taxes (Spanish : Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Revenue Authority


References

  1. 1 2 "About us". GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Who we are". Australian Taxation Office. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "The Agency, its Mission and Statutory Authority". Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. "About Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) - Barbados Revenue Authority". bra.gov.bb. Retrieved 20 November 2023.