income tax

noun

Synonyms of income taxnext
: 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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No income tax is levied in eight states — Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 The FairTax Act of 2025 was the latest bid to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace income tax and other levies with a national sales tax. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 The indictment charges Guzman with 33 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false income tax return and four counts of making and subscribing a false income tax return, officials said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, which dominates the industry, collected almost $5 billion last year from Americans who sought its help to file their income tax returns. Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 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

Cite this Entry

“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/income%20tax. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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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