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United States Department of the Treasury

The department of the federal government responsible for the printing of money, the collection of taxes, the regulation of banks, and the management of public debt. Created in 1789, the U.S. Treasury issues Treasury securities, which is debt that the American government uses to pay for some of its functions. It also administers the Internal Revenue Service, which collects taxes and decides how tax laws and regulations are enforced, and the U.S. Mint, which prints and disburses currency. The Treasury Department is responsible for investigating and prosecuting certain financial crimes, such as tax evasion and counterfeiting. It is headed by the Secretary of the Treasury, who is appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate.

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In a separate statement, the US Department of Treasury has also frozen all BLA assets in the United States and forbidden American citizens across the globe from having any financial dealings with the entity or the people associated with it.

US labels BLA as terrorist group

KPMG LLP has announced it has named tax legislative counsel at the US Department of Treasury Tom West as a principal in the passthroughs group of the firm's Washington National Tax (WNT) practice, the company said.

KPMG names US Treasury veteran as principal

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Department of Treasury said in a statement on Sunday that it lifted sanctions imposed earlier on Rusal, En+ and EuroSibEnergo.

US Lifts Sanctions on Three Russian Firms

persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him," read the press release from the US Department of Treasury.

US Treasury imposes sanctions on Libyan militia leader Salah Badi

US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions in response to the attempts of the companyndash and two Russian citizens and one Russian company - to help another Russian company evade penalties.The United States' Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on two Russians, one Russian and one Slovak company on August 21, it wrote on its website.

The USA imposed sanctions on a Slovak company

The US Department of Treasury has blackballed six individuals allegedly associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and three affiliated business entities, just days after the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, Sputnik reported.

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran

In a statement announced here today, US Department of Treasury said that the sanctions fall in line with financial sanctions' laws targeting Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist group.

US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Individuals, Entities linked to Lebanese Terrorist Hezbollah Outfit

The US Department of Treasury slapped sanction on four individuals including Abdul Samad Sani, Abdul Qadeer Basir Abdul Baseer, Hafiz Mohammed Popalzai, and Maulawi Inayatullah for providing assistance and facilitating the Taliban while the remaining two identified as Faqir Muhammad and Gula Khan Hamidi were sanctioned for acting on behalf of the Haqqani Network.

US slaps sanctions on six facilitators of Taliban, Haqqani network

The US Department of Treasury said in a statement it was targeting 16 entities and individuals for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity."

US targets Iran with new sanctions (Update)

The US president declared to lift the sanctions on banking ties, but, practical steps must be taken by the US Department of Treasury by authorizing online exchange of dollar-to-euro in the international SWIFT networks.

Switzerland envoy Recognizes a Successful Future for JCPOA Deal

But a special authorisation by the US Department of Treasury means they can now offer properties to tourists worldwide.