Tax
101tax burden — ➔ burden * * * tax burden UK US noun [C, usually singular] ECONOMICS, TAX ► the total amount of tax paid by a particular group of people, an industry, etc., especially as compared to what other groups, industries, etc. pay:… …
102tax exile — ˈtax ˌexile noun TAX 1. [countable] someone who lives abroad to avoid paying high taxes in their own country: • He lived for a time as a tax exile in Marbella. 2. [uncountable] when someone lives as a tax exile: • There were rumors that he was… …
103tax-efficient — ˌtax efˈficient adjective TAX a tax efficient way of doing something makes it possible for you to pay less tax: • It would be more tax efficient to register the holding company in the U.S., rather than in Europe. • A pension is a tax efficient… …
104Tax deferral — refers to instances where a taxpayer can delay paying taxes to some future period. In theory, the net taxes paid should be the same. In practice, due to the time value of money, paying taxes in future is usually preferable to paying them now.… …
105tax return — ˈtax reˌturn noun [countable] TAX the form on which you have to give information so that your tax can be calculated: • There are step by step instructions on how to fill out a tax return. * * * tax return UK US noun [C] (also income tax return,… …
106tax-deferred — ˌtax deˈferred adjective TAX not taxed until a later time: • tax deferred savings * * * tax deferred UK US adjective TAX ► used to describe a situation in which you pay tax for something at a later date than usual: »With this plan, your… …
107Tax advantage — refers to the economic bonus which applies to certain accounts or investments that are, by statute, tax reduced, tax deferred, or tax free. The most obvious examples are Retirement plans, but investments in many state or municipal bonds can also… …
108Tax amnesty — is a limited time opportunity for a specified group of taxpayers to pay a defined amount, in exchange for forgiveness of a tax liability (including interest and penalties) relating to a previous tax period or periods and without fear of criminal… …
109Tax ladder — is a term sometimes used to refer to the formula for calculating a taxpayer s tax liability in a given year for United States federal personal income tax purposes. The term ladder is used because as your taxable income increases, you climb the… …
110Tax Fraud — occurs when an individual or business entity willfully and intentionally falsifies information on a tax return in order to limit the amount of tax liability. Tax fraud essentially entails cheating on a tax return in an attempt to avoid paying the …
