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

Etymology

Origin of tax return

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tax return

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 hire another CPA whose primary focus is tax return preparation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 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

This system is a bit like how a self-employed person can file expenses on their self-assessment tax return for things like uniform or training.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“What we have done is taken the grunt work. You know what is needed to prepare a tax return? Very little creative work. This is what will move overseas.”

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

Related Words

• tax form