DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Department   of   the   Treasury.The  cabinet-level   department   of   the   federal  government

responsible   for   recommending   tax   and   fiscal   policies,   collecting   taxes,   disbursing   U.S.

government  funds,  enforcing  tax  laws,  and  manufacturing  coins  and  currency.  •  Created  by

Congress  in  1789,  it  is  headed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury.  —  Also  termed  Treasury

Department. [Cases: United States    33. C.J.S. United States § 51.] [Blacks Law 8th]