(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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As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, Congress tasked the IRS with delivering a report on, among other things, the cost of developing and running a free direct e-file tax return system.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Eligible individuals must file a tax return to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit, even if their income from a job, business or other source was minimal or non-existent.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The refund is based on the taxpayer's 2023 tax return filing status.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The deadline to file your 2021 tax return is midnight on April 15.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Eligible individuals must file a tax return to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit, even if their income from a job, business or other source was minimal or non-existent.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The refund is based on the taxpayer's 2023 tax return filing status.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The deadline to file your 2021 tax return is midnight on April 15.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2025.
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