income tax

noun

: a tax on the net income of an individual or a business

Examples of income tax in a Sentence

Federal income tax will be deducted from your pay. The new law will lower income taxes for most taxpayers.
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Arkansas' top individual income tax rate was cut earlier this year from 4.4% to 3.9%, and the top corporate rate from 4.8% to 4.3%. Worth Sparkman, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024 An investor who is in the 32% income tax bracket holding a muni bond with a tax-free yield of 3% would need to find a taxable issue with a 4.41% yield in order to generate the same level of income. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024 Roughly speaking, the task force is recommending property tax credits for seniors, larger property tax exemptions for small businesses, enabling large municipalities to adopt their own local income tax, and reducing the cap on local income taxes. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024 If the income tax cuts aren't extended, the affected brackets will revert to pre-TCJA levels. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for income tax 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of income tax was in 1799

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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/income%20tax. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

income tax

noun
ˈin-(ˌ)kəm-
: a tax on the income of a person or business

Legal Definition

income tax

noun
: a tax on the net income of an individual or a business compare excise, property tax
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