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

If it does rise by 3.9%, it would take the flat-rate state pension above the personal allowance of £12,570 and therefore be liable for income tax.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Many states exempt Social Security from state income tax, but only a few offer similar treatment for retirement-account withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Ultimately, I want to develop a retirement strategy that provides income, tax efficiency, preservation of principal and inflation protection.

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

I had observed my father making his way through what, I now suppose, must have been income tax forms.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez