U.S. Department of the Treasury
Duties & Functions
The Department of the Treasury is organized into two major components the Departmental offices and the operating bureaus. The Departmental Offices are primarily responsible for the formulation of policy and management of the Department as a whole, while the operating bureaus carry out the specific operations assigned to the Department. Our bureaus make up 98% of the Treasury work force. The basic functions of the Department of the Treasury include:
- Managing Federal finances;
- Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and paying all bills of the U.S.;
- Producing postage stamps, currency and coinage;
- Managing Government accounts and the public debt;
- Supervising national banks and thrift institutions;
- Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade and tax policy;
- Enforcing Federal finance and tax laws;
- Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders, counterfeiters, and forgers.
Main Treasury
Treasury Bureaus
Departmental Offices
Secretary of the Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Inspector General
Treasurer of the U.S.
Under Secretary of Enforcement
Under Secretary of Domestic Finance
Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Economic Policy
Assistant Secretary of Management/CFO
Assistant Secretary of Financial Markets
Assistant Secretary of Financial Institutions
Fiscal Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Enforcement
General CounselTreasury Bureaus
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Comptroller of the Currency
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Mint
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Financial Management Service
Bureau of Public Debt
Office of Thrift Supervision
Savings Bond Marketing Office
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Treasury Forfeiture Fund