Revenue service explained

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).

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

Revenue services by jurisdiction

!Jurisdiction!Agency name!Notes

Albania	General Directorate of Taxation	—
Argentina	Federal administration of public income (Spanish; Castilian: Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos, AFIP)	—
Armenia	State Revenue Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Պետական Եկամուտների Կոմիտե (ՊԵԿ))	—
Australia	Australian Taxation Office (ATO)	—
Bangladesh		—
Barbados	Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) http://www.bra.gov.bb/	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]
Belgium	Federal Public Service Finance (Dutch; Flemish: FOD Financiën; French: SPF Finances; German: FÖD Finanzen)	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Indirect Taxation Authority (Bosnian/Croatian: Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje; Serbian: Управа за индиректно опорезивање)	—
Botswana		—
Brazil	Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil http://www.receita.fazenda.gov.br (Portuguese: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil; RFB)	—
Bulgaria	http://www.nap.bg/en	—
Canada	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; ; ARC)
	Revenue Quebec	The CRA collects revenue on behalf of provincial and territorial governments except in Quebec.
Chile	http://www.sii.cl	—
China	State Taxation Administration (STA,)	—
Hong Kong	Inland Revenue Department (IRD;)	—
	Financial Services Bureau (FSB; ;)	—
Colombia	National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (Spanish; Castilian: Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales; DIAN)	—
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Czech Republic	Ministry of Finance (; MFČR)	—
Denmark	Danish Tax Agency (Danish: Skattestyrelsen)	Previously SKAT
Dominican Republic	General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Spanish; Castilian: Dirección General de Impuestos Internos; DGII)	—
Ecuador	http://www.sri.gob.ec	—
Estonia	Tax and Customs Board (Estonian: Maksu- ja Tolliamet; MTA)	—
Finland	http://www.vero.fi	—
France	General Directorate of Public Finance (French: Direction Générale des Finances Publiques; DGFIP) http://www.impots.gouv.fr	—
Ghana		—
Germany	Federal Central Tax Office (German: Bundeszentralamt für Steuern; BZSt)http://www.lfst.bayern.de	On a federal level (16 regional tax offices exist)
Hungary	National Tax and Customs Administration (; NAV) http://nav.gov.hu/	Since 1 January 2011
Iceland	Directorate of Internal Revenue http://www.rsk.is/	—
India	Indian Revenue Service (IRS;)	—
Indonesia	Directorate General of Taxes http://www.pajak.go.id and Directorate General of Customs and Excise http://www.beacukai.go.id	—
Ireland	Office of the Revenue Commissioners (the Revenue; Irish: Na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim)	—
Israel	Israel Tax Authority (Hebrew: רשות המסים בישראל Rashut HaMisim B'Israel)http://taxes.gov.il	—
Italy	Italian Agency of Revenue http://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it	—
Jamaica	Tax Administration Jamaicahttps://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm	—
Japan	National Tax Agency (NTA; Kokuzei-chō)	—
Kenya	Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)	—
	State Revenue Service https://www.vid.gov.lv/en	—
	State Tax Inspectorate https://vmi.lt/en	—
Malawi		—
Malaysia	Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) (; LHDNM) http://www.hasil.gov.my	—
Mauritius	Mauritius Revenue Authority http://mra.mu/	—
Mexico	Tax Administration Service (; SAT) http://www.sat.gob.mx//	—
Morocco	General Tax Directorate http://portail.tax.gov.ma/wps/portal/	—
Nigeria		—
Netherlands	Tax and Customs Administration (Dutch; Flemish: Belastingdienst)	—
New Zealand	Inland Revenue Department (IRD; Maori: Te Tari Taake)	—
	Norwegian Tax Administration (Norwegian: Skatteetaten)	—
Pakistan	Federal Board of Revenue (FBR; Urdu: {{nq|وفاقی آمدنی هيئت)http://www.fbr.gov.pk	—
Peru	Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (Peru) [sunat.gob.pe/]	—
Philippines	Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR; Filipino; Pilipino: Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas)http://www.bir.gov.ph	—
Poland	National Revenue Administration https://www.mf.gov.pl/krajowa-administracja-skarbowa	—
Portugal	Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority https://www.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/at/html/index.html	—
Romania	National Agency for Fiscal Administration (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală; ANAF)	—
	Federal Tax Service (ФНС России)	—
Rwanda		—
Saudi Arabia		—
Singapore	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (;)	—
Slovenia	Tax Administration of Slovenia http://www.durs.gov.si	—
South Africa	South African Revenue Service (SARS)	—
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Spain	Spanish Tax Agency (; AEAT)	—
Sweden	Swedish Tax Agency (Swedish: Skatteverket)	—
	Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)	—
Thailand	The Revenue Department (RD; Thai: กรมสรรพากร)	—
Turkey		—
Ukraine	State Fiscal Service (SFS; Ukrainian: Державна фіскальна служба; ДФС)	—
Uganda	Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)	—
United Kingdom	His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC;)	—
	Revenue Scotland (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Teachd-a-steach Alba)https://www.revenue.scot	—
	Welsh Revenue Authority (Welsh: Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru)https://gov.wales/welsh-revenue-authority	—
United States	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	—
	National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs Duties and Taxes	—
Zimbabwe		—

Notes and References

1. Web site: About us. 2021-09-22. GOV.UK. en.
2. Web site: Who we are. 14 October 2018 . 2021-09-22. Australian Taxation Office . en-AU.
3. Web site: The Agency, its Mission and Statutory Authority . 2021-09-22. Internal Revenue Service . en.
4. Web site: About Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) - Barbados Revenue Authority . 2023-11-20 . bra.gov.bb.