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

In the 1980s we rejected inflationary fiscal consolidation via the income tax, and our brackets automatically index for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Asked whether he would consider cutting income tax rates for low- and middle-income Californians, he responded that “everything should be on the table.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

In the September quarter, AMD reported an accounting charge of $1.1 billion related to the company’s megadeal last year with OpenAI, which was mostly offset by an income tax provision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

Dora was having trouble with her income tax, for she was entangled in that curious enigma which said the business was illegal and then taxed her for it.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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