income tax

American  

noun

• income taxes
  plural

1. a tax levied on incomes, especially an annual government tax on personal incomes.

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income tax British  

noun

1. a personal tax, usually progressive, levied on annual income subject to certain deductions

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• income taxes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of income tax

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

income tax

The latter would include expanding the child tax credit and earned income tax credit so they reach more low-income households.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In 2012, California voters approved a temporary increase in the income tax rate for the top 2% of California earners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Only people earning under £12,570 - the personal allowance threshold - pay no income tax.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The top 1% of earners in New York state accounted for 46% of the state’s personal income tax revenue in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Some draw on government help in the form of food stamps, housing vouchers, the earned income tax credit, or—for those coming off welfare in relatively generous states—subsidized child care.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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