Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

tax return

American  
[taks ri-turn] / ˈtæks rɪˌtɜrn /

noun

  1. a statement, on an officially prescribed form, of income, deductions, exemptions, etc., and taxes due.

tax return British  

noun

  1. a declaration of personal income made annually to the tax authorities and used as a basis for assessing an individual's liability for taxation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tax return

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

About three decades ago, an accountant profited from dubious deductions he put on the tax returns of an unsuspecting client.

From MarketWatch

In this week’s Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, Andrew Keshner offered advice on how and when to use artificial intelligence to help prepare your tax return.

From MarketWatch

No matter how you do your taxes, entrepreneurs and wage workers alike “are responsible for every number on that tax return,” says Keith Hall, the president and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed.

From MarketWatch

Some taxpayers argue that the Internal Revenue Service charged them interest or penalties they weren’t required to pay during the pandemic, and they now are seeking refunds and amending tax returns to get money back.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In our world, there were not tax returns,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.