tax

tax
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noun
ADJECTIVE
high, low
direct, indirect
flat
basic-rate, higher-rate (both BrE)
progressive, redistributive
regressive

A regressive tax takes proportionately more of a poor person's income.

stealth (BrE)
windfall

a windfall tax on the profits of the last few years

back (informal)

The tax office demanded £80 000 in back taxes.

council (BrE), poll (esp. BrE)
federal, local, national, state
capital, capital gains, death (AmE), dividend (AmE), estate (AmE), income, inheritance, land, payroll, profits, property, social-security, wealth
consumption, luxury, purchase (BrE), sales, value added (= VAT) (BrE)
personal
company (BrE), corporate, corporation
car, road (BrE), vehicle

It's time to renew your car tax.

carbon, energy, fuel, gas (AmE), gasoline (AmE), petrol (BrE)
excise, import
environmental, green
VERB + TAX
pay
owe
charge, impose, introduce, levy, put

Direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament.

The government may put an indirect tax on books.

collect

the government department responsible for collecting taxes

deduct

Your employer will deduct the tax for you.

calculate
increase, put up, raise
cut, keep down, lower, reduce
abolish, repeal
eliminate
overpay
claim back, reclaim (BrE)
offset sth against, set sth off against, write sth off against (all BrE)

Claims for expenses can be set off against tax.

avoid, escape
evade

She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes.

TAX + VERB
go up, increase, rise

Taxes look set to rise again.

come/go down, fall
be chargeable (BrE), be payable

the amount on which capital gains tax is payable

TAX + NOUN
payer (usually taxpayer)

a higher-rate tax payer

preparer (AmE)
authority/authorities, man (usually taxman) (informal), office

She owes the taxman £10 000.

law, legislation, measures, package, policy, reform, structure, system
season (AmE)

April is tax season.

year (BrE)

The tax year begins in April.

cut, reduction
hike, increase
band (BrE), bracket, code, rate, threshold

Her salary puts her in the highest tax bracket.

dollars, money, receipts, revenue, yield
collection
assessment, form, return

You have to fill in your tax return by tomorrow.

advantage, allowance, benefit, break, concession, credit, exemption, incentive, perks (BrE), rebate, refund, relief, saving

There are tax advantages to working freelance.

You will only receive tax relief on the first $30 000.

deduction
affairs, arrangements (both BrE)

His tax affairs are under investigation by the police.

records
preparation (esp. BrE)
avoidance
loophole

Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes.

shelter
dodge, evasion, fraud

He gave the Porsche to his mother as a tax dodge.

dodger
exile (esp. BrE)

She is living as a tax exile in Monaco.

haven

The island is a popular tax haven for the very rich.

assessor (AmE), collector, consultant, inspector (BrE)
bill, charge, payment
arrears (BrE)

He was ordered to pay £2 million in tax arrears.

liability

an increase in tax liability on company cars

burden

He was criticized for putting a new tax burden on the poor.

base

By broadening the tax base (= making more people pay tax) the chancellor could raise more revenues.

PREPOSITION
after tax, before tax

Profits after tax were $562 000.

in tax

Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000 a day in tax.

tax on

to introduce a 60% tax on alcohol

PHRASES
for tax purposes

He is non-resident for tax purposes.

the rules for deciding on someone's residence status for UK tax purposes

the rate of tax

an increase in the basic rate of tax

inspector of taxes (BrE)
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verb
ADVERB
heavily, highly

Many self-employed people are heavily taxed.

goods which are most highly taxed

lightly
PREPOSITION
according to

Drinks would be taxed according to their alcoholic strength.

at

Many goods were taxed at 17.5%.

on

You will be taxed on all your income.

Tax is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dividend, ↑earnings, ↑patience

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  • -tax — tax·is; …   English syllables

  • tax — 1 vt [Medieval Latin taxare to assess for taxation, tax, from Latin, to assess, value, fix] 1: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs of an action in court) 2: to levy a tax on tax the corporation tax capital gains tax·er n tax 2 …   Law dictionary

  • tax — tax·abil·i·ty; tax·a·ce·ae; tax·ad; tax·am·e·ter; tax·as·pid·e·an; tax·a·tion; tax·a·tion·al; tax·a·tor; tax; tax·eme; tax·e·op·o·da; tax·e·op·o·dous; tax·er; …   English syllables

  • Tax — Tax, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task}, {Taste}.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tax — (t[a^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Taxing}.] [Cf. F. taxer. See {Tax}, n.] 1. To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tax´er — tax «taks», noun, verb. –n. 1. money paid by people for the support of the government and the cost of public works and services; money or sometimes goods collected from citizens by their rulers; assessment; levy: »Our parents pay taxes to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tax — steht für Sissi Tax (* 1954) österreichische Schriftstellerin. Ignace Tax († 1977) österreichischer Sportler Tax als Begriff für Steuern Flat Tax Einheitssteuer Tax Shield Begriff der Finanzwirtschaft. Tax Justice Network (Netzwerk für… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tax|i — «TAK see», noun, plural tax|is or tax|ies, verb, tax|ied, tax|i|ing or tax|y| …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tax — [taks] vt. [ME taxen < MFr taxer, to tax < L taxare, to appraise, tax, censure < base of tangere, to touch (see TACT): used interchangeably with tasken (see TASK) in ME] 1. Obs. to determine the value of; assess 2. a) to require to pay a …   English World dictionary

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