A revenue service is a government agency

Government agency

A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...

 responsible for the intake of government revenue

Government revenue

Government revenue is revenue received by a government. Its opposite is government spending. Government revenue is an important part of fiscal policy....

, including tax

Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...

es and sometimes non-tax revenue

Non-tax revenue

Non-tax revenue or non-tax receipts are government revenue not generated from taxes. Examples include:* Aid from another level of government - for example, in the United States, federal grants may be considered non-tax revenue to the receiving states, and equalization payments* Aid from abroad *...

. Depending on the jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...

, revenue services may be charged with tax collection, investigation of tax evasion

Tax avoidance and tax evasion

Tax noncompliance describes a range of activities that are unfavorable to a state's tax system. These include tax avoidance, which refers to reducing taxes by legal means, and tax evasion which refers to the criminal non-payment of tax liabilities....

, or carrying out audit

Audit

The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar concepts also exist in project management, quality management, and energy conservation.- Accounting...

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Revenue services by territory

- Australian Taxation Office

Australian Taxation Office

The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...

 - Federal Revenue http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br - Canada Revenue Agency

Canada Revenue Agency

The Canada Revenue Agency is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system...

 - State Administration of Taxation

State Administration of Taxation

The State Administration of Taxation is a ministerial-level department within the government of the People's Republic of China...

} - Inland Revenue Department

Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)

The Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong Government is one of Hong Kong government departments which is responsible for the administration of the following Hong Kong ordinances on taxes and duties and the related rules and regulations:Betting Duty Ordinance Cap.108Business Registration...

 - SKAT

SKAT (tax agency)

SKAT is the name of the Danish tax authority. It is the state authority under which the Danish Treasury calculates and collects taxes and levies charges. The authority also undertakes property valuation and settlement of debts....

 - Finnish Tax Administration http://www.vero.fi - Directorate General of Public Finance http://www.impots.gouv.fr - Federal Central Tax Office http://www.bzst.bund.de - Indian Revenue Service

Indian Revenue Service

The Indian Revenue Service , abbreviated as IRS, is the revenue service of the Government of India. It is a Central Civil Service...

 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners , - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters...

 - Italian Revenue Agency http://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it - National Tax Agency

National Tax Agency

The is the official tax collecting agency of Japan and a government ministry. As of 2008, its Commissioner was Michito Ishii.-External links:...

 - Kenya Revenue Authority

Kenya Revenue Authority

The Kenya Revenue Authority is the tax collection agency of Kenya. It was formed July 1, 1995 to enhance tax collection on behalf of the Government of Kenya. It collects a number of taxes and duties, including: value added tax, income tax and customs...

 - Tax and Customs Administration

Tax and Customs Administration

The Tax and Customs Administration is the tax collection and customs service of the government of the Netherlands. Part of the Ministry of Finance, it is responsible for supervising the import, export and transit of goods, detecting fiscal, economic and financial fraud, levying and collecting...

 - Inland Revenue Department

Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)

Inland Revenue , previously known as the Inland Revenue Department, is the New Zealand government department responsible for the collection of over 80% of the Crown's revenue in New Zealand. It also collects and disburses social support programme payments and provides the government with policy...

 - Federal Board of Revenue http://www.fbr.gov.pk - Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of the Singapore Government in charge of tax collection.-History:...

 - Tax Administration of Slovenia http://www.durs.gov.si - South African Revenue Service

South African Revenue Service

The South African Revenue Service is the revenue service of the South African government. It was established by legislation to collect revenue and ensure compliance with tax law...

 - Swedish Tax Agency

Swedish Tax Agency

The Swedish Tax Agency is a government agency in Sweden responsible for national tax collection and administering the population registration....

 - State Tax Administration of Ukraine http://sta.gov.ua - Uganda Revenue Authority

Uganda Revenue Authority

The Uganda Revenue Authority ' was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1991. The URA has head offices in Kampala and operates over a dozen main branch offices throughout the country...

 - HM Revenue and Customs - Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...

 - SENIAT

SENIAT

SENIAT is Venezuela's revenue service....