tax burden

American  

[taks bur-duhn] / ˈtæks ˌbɜr dən /

noun

plural

tax burdens

1. the amount of tax paid by a person, group, or population.

2. the biggest share of tax due or paid to the government, collected from a particular segment of the population.

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Example Sentences

Palty doesn’t have a website yet but said his campaign is built around reducing the tax burden for residents and eliminating waste and fraud in the assessor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She would pay taxes on the money before contributing it to this after-tax retirement account, but it provides a way to diversify her tax burden in retirement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Large-scale mining firms in Ghana already face a high tax burden, including a five percent royalty on gross revenue and a 35 percent corporate income tax, the chamber said.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Still, that kind of split would be difficult to structure and could have a heavy tax burden, LaFemina said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The Committee's program includes   plans for lowering the tax burden, privatizing state-controlled   firms, improving the flexibility of the labor market, and increasing   the government's efficiency.

From The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency