tax return
noun
a statement, on an officially prescribed form, of income, deductions, exemptions, etc., and taxes due.
tax returns
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pluralof tax return.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Repeatedly drawing up contracts helps beginning lawyers master underlying legal theory, just like prepping reams of corporate tax returns lets accountants know how to eventually advise clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
OpenAI claims Astra can do tax returns, and take three minutes to carry out a task which would take a human five hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Will there be additional tax returns or other tax obligations that need to be handled after I die?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The estate tax returns, federal and state, totaled some 4,000 pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Rao’s company has pioneered a work flow software program with a standardized format that makes the outsourcing of tax returns cheap and easy.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
