tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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Bessent outlines 'record refunds for the American public' The average tax break from the four new tax cuts was $800 and total refunds averaged more than $3,400, Bessent told reporters at the White House on April 15.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Refundable tax credits Another type of tax break the IRS watches more closely is refundable tax credits, which can trigger a refund even if no taxes are owed, according to tax consultant Victoria Boon of Boon Tax Educators, who spent more than 20 years working for the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The relief measure would follow a 250-million euro tax break approved three weeks ago.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The relief measure, which needs parliamentary approval, would come on top of a 250 million euro tax break approved nearly three weeks ago.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Refundable tax credits Another type of tax break the IRS watches more closely is refundable tax credits, which can trigger a refund even if no taxes are owed, according to tax consultant Victoria Boon of Boon Tax Educators, who spent more than 20 years working for the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The relief measure would follow a 250-million euro tax break approved three weeks ago.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The relief measure, which needs parliamentary approval, would come on top of a 250 million euro tax break approved nearly three weeks ago.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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