tax shelter

American  

noun

1. any financial arrangement (as a certain kind of investment or allowance) that results in a reduction or elimination of taxes due.

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tax shelter British  

noun

1. commerce a form into which business or financial activities may be organized to minimize taxation

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tax shelter Cultural  

1. A type of investment that allows a reduction in one's taxable income. Examples include investments in pension plans and real estate.

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Other Word Forms

• tax-sheltered
  adjective

Example Sentences

What began as a tax shelter for a British band had become infrastructure in a Japanese conglomerate’s intellectual-property empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

How Perrigo’s tax shelter worked: In 2005, EY devised a plan to help Perrigo, then based in Allegan, Mich., avoid U.S. taxes on its popular anti-heartburn medication, omeprazole.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

Over the past several decades, Ireland has served as a tax shelter for many large tech companies, thanks to its low corporate tax rate.

From The Verge • Oct. 7, 2021

Around 2010, Deloitte and PwC each devised a lucrative new tax shelter.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2021

With neither Rales willing to explain the vision, Valdez spent considerable space questioning whether Glenstone was simply a rich guy’s tax shelter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2018