payroll tax
Definition of payroll tax
1 : a tax that is paid by a company and that is based on the amount of money that the company spends paying all of its employees
2 : money that is taken from a person's pay and given directly to the government as income tax
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: a paymaster's or employer's list of those entitled to pay and of the amounts due to each
: the sum necessary for distribution to those on a payroll
: the money to be distributed
: a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
: a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses
: a heavy demand
: to levy a tax on
: to make onerous and rigorous demands on
: charge, accuse
Law Dictionary
payroll tax
Legal Definition of payroll tax
: a tax that is levied as a percentage of an employee's pay and is usually paid by the employer
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