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

At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Se Youn “Steve” Kim pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return, while his brother, Hee Youn “Ted” Kim, pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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

During tax season, households could enroll children by completing a certain form with their tax return.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 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

One of them, a lady wearing a hot-pink shirt, shares that she just got her tax return and is treating herself to a night out before she puts the rest into her savings account.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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