(income) tax return

noun

: a report that a person sends to the government about the money that he or she has earned and the taxes that he or she has paid in one year

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But the tax break is limited by the taxpayer’s annual tip income, a household’s total income, and even the kind of business the tip earner worked for, all of which will have to be reported on a tax return. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 There is a bevy of reasons why a tax return gets delayed. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025 The stimulus, announced in December under the Biden administration, was authorized after internal IRS data showed that many eligible taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit. James Powel, USA Today, 5 July 2025 In 2015, Ramaswamy cashed out a piece of his Roivant stake, accounting for the majority of his nearly $37.1 million in capital gains on his tax return. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for (income) tax return

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“(income) tax return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28income%29%20tax%20return. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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