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|OrganizationName=Department of the Treasury
|OrganizationName=Department of the Treasury
|OrganizationType=Executive department
|OrganizationType=Executive department
|Mission=
|Mission=The mission of the Department of the Treasury is to "Promote the economic prosperity and financial security of the United States. We manage Federal finances, collect taxes, pursue national security and law enforcement through the investigation of financial crimes, and advise on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade, and tax policy."
The mission of the Department of the Treasury is to "Promote the economic prosperity and financial security of the United States. We manage Federal finances, collect taxes, pursue national security and law enforcement through the investigation of financial crimes, and advise on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade, and tax policy."
|CreationLegislation=Act of September 2, 1789
|CreationLegislation=Act of September 2, 1789
|Employees=100000
|Employees=100000
|Budget=23800000000
|Budget=23800000000
|OrganizationExecutive=Secretary of Treasury
|OrganizationExecutive=Secretary of Treasury
|Services=
|Services=* Economic Policy: Develops and recommends U.S. economic and financial policies, including those related to fiscal policy, tax policy, and international finance.
* Economic Policy: Develops and recommends U.S. economic and financial policies, including those related to fiscal policy, tax policy, and international finance.
* Tax Administration: Through the IRS, it collects federal taxes, enforces tax laws, and processes tax returns.
* Tax Administration: Through the IRS, it collects federal taxes, enforces tax laws, and processes tax returns.
* Financial Services: Manages the public debt, provides payment services to the government, and oversees the production of currency (U.S. Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing).
* Financial Services: Manages the public debt, provides payment services to the government, and oversees the production of currency (U.S. Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing).
* Financial Regulation: Regulates banks, financial markets, and other financial institutions.
* Financial Regulation: Regulates banks, financial markets, and other financial institutions.
* Law Enforcement: Investigates and combats financial crimes like money laundering, terrorist financing, and cybercrime through entities like the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
* Law Enforcement: Investigates and combats financial crimes like money laundering, terrorist financing, and cybercrime through entities like the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
|Regulations=
|Regulations=* 31 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations Title 31) - Monetary affairs, including issues related to taxes, currency, and financial institutions.
* 31 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations Title 31) - Monetary affairs, including issues related to taxes, currency, and financial institutions.
* Regulations concerning tax administration, sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), and counter-terrorism financing (CTF).
* Regulations concerning tax administration, sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), and counter-terrorism financing (CTF).
* Policies and regulations related to the management of federal finances, including debt issuance and management.
* Policies and regulations related to the management of federal finances, including debt issuance and management.
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|HeadquartersAddress=1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220
|HeadquartersAddress=1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220
|Website=https://home.treasury.gov
|Website=https://home.treasury.gov
|Wikipedia=United States Department of the Treasury
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