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

Etymology

Origin of income tax

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

income tax

I would prefer to retire in a location with no individual state income tax and ideally minimal sales and other taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

He netted $2.2 million when Motorola acquired the body camera firm in 2019, according to his income tax return from that year.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Orlanda ranked first, driven in part by the tax-friendly status of the city and the state, which does not have a state income tax, an estate tax or inheritance tax, Lupo said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

He noted that the funding could offset income tax revenue—which will shrink if fewer people work—so that governments can provide services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

She clipped the receipt for the box of chalk to her ledger book so that she could list it in the column of itemized deductions that always accompanied her income tax returns.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole