Collocations for "tax"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tax" in context.
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tax
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [income, sales, corporation, inheritance] tax
- a tax of [18%]
- an [18%] tax
- a [low, medium, high] tax
- a [regressive, progressive] tax
- a [burdensome, ridiculous, controversial] tax
- value added tax
- [have, pay] back taxes
- [pays, owes] tax
- [declare, deduct, add, remove] taxes
- tax has [risen, increased, gone up] to [21%]
- the government has raised taxes by [2%]
- [rebel, protest, speak out] against taxes
- (refuse to) pay taxes
- the tax applies to [companies, foundations, exporters]
- a tax on [savings, investments, profits, winnings]
- a tax on the [poor, rich, middle class]
- the salary [including, before, after] tax
- [profits, earnings, income] free of tax
- a [low] tax [bracket, category, group]
- tax [laws, legislation, authorities]
- tax [exempt, deductible] costs
- tax [fraud, deductions, credits, breaks]
- tax avoidance (scheme)
- tax [evasion, dodging]
- a tax [dodger, exile, haven]
- [fill in, complete, submit] your tax return
- pre-tax [profits, income]
- tax the [people, population, town]
- tax the [upper, middle, lower] class
- tax the [purchase, sale] of
- tax [land, housing, gas, tobacco, alcohol]
- taxed their [income, resources]
- tax [regressively, progressively, heavily]
- tax and [regulate, collect, insure]
- tax to [increase, support, provide, fund, pay]
- tax (them) at [5%, ordinary rates]
- taxed on [income, profits]
- [earnings, pensions, payments] are taxed at source
- taxed when [withdrawn, received, earned, deposited]
- her [child, career, course] is taxing (on) her
- is taxing his [ability, intelligence, patience]
- (don't) tax your brain
- (don't) tax yourself too much
'tax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Caribbean
- accountant
- added
- advisor
- allowance
- applicable
- appraisal
- assessment
- authority
- base
- before
- burden
- buyer
- carrot
- carton
- ceiling
- clog
- collect
- consultant
- consulting
- corporate
- custom
- cut
- cutting
- debt
- deferred
- dependent
- disclosure
- dodge
- earnings
- employed
- enrich
- estimated
- exempt
- exemption
- expenditure
- export
- firm
- form
- fraud
- freelance
- fund
- gain
- guideline
- hardship
- haven
- hike
- incentive
- include
- income