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Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. U.S. prints all paper currency and mints all coins in circulation through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint, respectively; collects all federal taxes through the Internal Revenue Service; manages U.S. government debt instruments; licenses and supervises banks and thrift institutions; and advises the legislative and executive branches on matters of fiscal policy.

Department of the Treasury Websites

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Tax and Trade Bureau or TTB) regulates and collects taxes on trade and imports of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms within the United States. It implements and enforces various statutory and compliance provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. The TTB also examines formulas for wine and distilled spirits.
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) designs and produces various security products for the United States government, most notably Federal Reserve Notes (paper money). The BEP also produces Treasury securities, military commissions and award certificates, invitations and admission cards, and many different types of identification cards, forms, and other unique security documents for various government agencies. 

 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) manages the government's accounting, central payment systems, and public debt. It also operates the TreasuryDirect website for purchasing Treasury securities. Among some of its better-known duties is collecting voluntary donations to reduce the public debt.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) promotes economic revitalization in distressed communities throughout the United States by providing financial assistance and information to community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, loan funds, and community development venture capital funds, can apply to the CDFI Fund for formal certification as CDFIs. 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Its mission is "to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security."
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service of the United States federal government. It is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of federal statutory tax law. The duties of the IRS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers, pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings, and overseeing various benefits programs, including the Affordable Care Act.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks, thrift institutions, and federally licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States. The OCC regulates and supervises about 1,200 national banks, federally licensed savings associations, and federally licensed branches of foreign banks in the United States.
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) independently oversees IRS activities, Department of the Treasury matters involving IRS activities, the IRS Oversight Board, and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. The TIGTA audits, investigates, and inspects to promote the fair administration of the Federal tax system. 
United States Mint
The United States Mint is responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce and control the movement of bullion. The U.S. Mint is one of two U.S. agencies that produce money in the case of minting coinage; the other is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints paper currency. There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point.