(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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What buyers can do now Since 2024, qualifying buyers have been able to transfer the credit at the point of sale, lowering the price directly at the dealership instead of waiting to claim it on their tax return. —Mike Winters, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025

Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

Regardless of the cataclysm that may strike an unlucky tax payer, calculations are based on the prior year’s tax return. —Kelly Moore, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025

Losses and gains in your traditional IRA, Roth IRA or 401(k) don’t show up on your tax return. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025