This department of the state's executive branch is responsible for providing information and services regarding tax matters and tax services.

The Internal Revenue Service

Explanation:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a branch of the Department of Treasury, and part of the Executive power. The function of the IRS is to collect taxes, enforce the tax code accross the U.S., and assit taxpayers in tax matters.

The IRS was born during the American Civil War, when the first income tax was established. It took its current name in 1953.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

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