tax return

American  

[taks ri-turn] / ˈtæks rɪˌtɜrn /

noun

• tax returns
  plural

1. a statement, on an officially prescribed form, of income, deductions, exemptions, etc., and taxes due.

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tax return British  

noun

1. a declaration of personal income made annually to the tax authorities and used as a basis for assessing an individual's liability for taxation

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tax returns
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tax return

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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tax return

See the IRS’s Social Security benefits guidance and use Box 5 of your SSA-1099 when preparing your tax return.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It should be an amount paid out at some point, and that would show up in a 990,” he said, referencing the name of the tax return filed by nonprofits, which is public.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Saavedra pleaded guilty last year, in February, to conspiracy against rights and making and subscribing to a false tax return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Federal law requires every recipient to file a tax return at the end of the year and reconcile what he received against what he was actually owed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

“The IRS would have taken his tax return for child support if he’d filed and, if he had a job, the state would have garnished his wages.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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