(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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Three months later, Mizuhara pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and another count of subscribing to a false tax return.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
The fate of the Direct File program, the free electronic tax return filing system developed during President Biden’s Democratic administration, is also unclear.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Zuch and her then-husband, Patrick Gennardo, filed a tax return separately in 2012.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
There is a separate tax return for an S corporation (Form 1120-S) that reflects key differences in how income and losses are accounted for compared to a partnership.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
The fate of the Direct File program, the free electronic tax return filing system developed during President Biden’s Democratic administration, is also unclear.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Zuch and her then-husband, Patrick Gennardo, filed a tax return separately in 2012.
—Jenna Sundel
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
There is a separate tax return for an S corporation (Form 1120-S) that reflects key differences in how income and losses are accounted for compared to a partnership.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“(income) tax return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28income%29%20tax%20return. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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