tax return

[taks ri-turn]

noun

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

tax return

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tax return¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Kahn also prepared tax returns for some of the women and provided detailed spending reports on them at Epstein’s request.

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So far, the IRS has paid an average $3,052 refund on 2024 tax returns, according to the agency’s data through mid-October.

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Do you get a large refund from the Internal Revenue Service after filing your tax return each spring?

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It also alleges she conspired to file a false federal tax return claiming political spending and other personal expenses as business deductions.

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She also was accused of spending $1 million on luxury handbags and high-flying travel and illegally declaring them as business expenses on her tax returns.

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