Tax Division
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The Tax Division is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal tax laws and handling civil and criminal tax litigation on behalf of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tax Division canonical | 5 |
| Tax Division (created 1934) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tax Division Context triple: [United States Department of Justice, oversees, Tax Division]
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A.
Household Division
The Household Division is an elite formation of the British Army responsible for ceremonial duties, public duties in London and Windsor, and providing highly trained combat troops.
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B.
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code is the comprehensive body of federal tax law in the United States that governs the assessment and collection of most national taxes.
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C.
Power Division
Power Division is a specialized technical division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers focused on power generation and energy-related engineering.
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D.
Office of Tax Policy
The Office of Tax Policy is the U.S. Treasury Department division responsible for developing and implementing federal tax policy, regulations, and legislative proposals.
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E.
IRT Division
The IRT Division is one of the original operating divisions of the New York City Subway, historically derived from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and encompassing the system’s numbered subway lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tax Division Target entity description: The Tax Division is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal tax laws and handling civil and criminal tax litigation on behalf of the United States.
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A.
Household Division
The Household Division is an elite formation of the British Army responsible for ceremonial duties, public duties in London and Windsor, and providing highly trained combat troops.
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B.
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code is the comprehensive body of federal tax law in the United States that governs the assessment and collection of most national taxes.
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C.
Power Division
Power Division is a specialized technical division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers focused on power generation and energy-related engineering.
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D.
Office of Tax Policy
The Office of Tax Policy is the U.S. Treasury Department division responsible for developing and implementing federal tax policy, regulations, and legislative proposals.
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E.
IRT Division
The IRT Division is one of the original operating divisions of the New York City Subway, historically derived from the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and encompassing the system’s numbered subway lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of the United States Department of Justice
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federal government legal component ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Criminal Investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service
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linked to:
Criminal Investigation Division
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs |
appellate attorneys specializing in tax law
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support staff for tax litigation ⓘ trial attorneys specializing in tax law ⓘ |
| ensures | consistent government positions on tax issues nationwide ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collection of unpaid federal taxes through litigation
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failure-to-file and false-return cases ⓘ injunction actions against abusive tax schemes ⓘ promoter and preparer penalty cases ⓘ tax evasion prosecutions ⓘ tax refund suits ⓘ tax shelter litigation ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain public confidence in the integrity of the tax system
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protect the federal fisc ⓘ |
| handles |
civil tax cases in federal courts
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criminal tax prosecutions in federal courts ⓘ |
| headedBy | Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal tax laws of the United States ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Title 28 of the United States Code
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delegations of authority from the Attorney General of the United States ⓘ |
| litigatesIn |
United States Bankruptcy Courts on tax issues
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United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ United States Courts of Appeals ⓘ
linked to:
United States courts of appeals
United States District Courts ⓘ
linked to:
United States district courts
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| mission |
defend the United States Treasury against unjustified tax claims
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ensure uniform interpretation and application of federal tax laws ⓘ promote voluntary compliance with tax laws through rigorous, fair, and consistent enforcement ⓘ |
| oversees |
Office of Review within the Tax Division
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appellate section for tax cases ⓘ civil trial sections handling tax cases ⓘ criminal enforcement sections handling tax offenses ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Office of the Attorney General ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| provides |
legal advice on tax enforcement policy to the Department of Justice
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litigation support and guidance to United States Attorneys on tax cases ⓘ |
| represents |
Internal Revenue Service in court on tax matters
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linked to:
Internal Revenue Service
United States in tax litigation ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
civil tax litigation on behalf of the United States
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criminal tax litigation on behalf of the United States ⓘ enforcement of federal tax laws ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
criminal tax enforcement
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federal taxation ⓘ tax procedure and administration ⓘ |
| typeOfLawEnforcement | white-collar crime enforcement component ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Internal Revenue Service
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United States Attorneys’ Offices ⓘ
linked to:
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tax Division Description of subject: The Tax Division is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal tax laws and handling civil and criminal tax litigation on behalf of the United States.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division
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positionInceptionWithinAgency
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Tax Division (created 1934)
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linked to: Tax Division