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income tax
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income tax
(noun)
income tax
noun
plural
income taxes
income tax
noun
plural
income taxes
Britannica Dictionary definition of INCOME TAX
:
a tax paid on the money that a person or business receives as income
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Federal
income tax
will be deducted from your pay.
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The new law will lower
income taxes
for most taxpayers.
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