tax avoidance

British  

noun

1. reduction or minimization of tax liability by lawful methods Compare tax evasion

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Example Sentences

They too needed to avoid earning interest, but for reasons of Islamic law rather than tax avoidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Online uproar can disrupt a campaign or nudge quarterly sales, but it rarely touches the deeper structures: labor practices, environmental policy, tax avoidance or the hollowing-out of local economies.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

"So in the vast majority of white-collar cases now, federal prison time results for a defendant," says Mr Medrano, who has both prosecuted and defended clients in similar cases of tax avoidance.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Over the past several years, Littlejohn’s whistleblowing enabled revelatory reporting by the New York Times and ProPublica on tax avoidance by the super-rich.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman