direct tax

American  

noun

Government.

1. a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.

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direct tax British  

noun

1. a tax paid by the person or organization on which it is levied Compare indirect tax

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Other Word Forms

• direct taxation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of direct tax

An Americanism dating back to 1785–90

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• direct tax vs. indirect tax

Example Sentences

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direct tax

Hense said a sticking point from an index provider perspective was that the EU does not have access to direct tax receipts.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

He renewed his call for direct tax rebates from the state’s enormous $17.5 billion budget surplus.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

This is a direct tax on the annual profits of businesses - essentially, a form of income tax for companies.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022

The next section says that “no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2019

When the rebellion broke out, in the first year of the war, we passed a law for collecting a direct tax, and we assessed that tax upon all the rebellious States.

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes