(income) tax return
noun
: a report that a person sends to the government about the money that he or she has earned and the taxes that he or she has paid in one year
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The Wu campaign criticized Kraft’s decision not to release his full tax return.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The maximum prison sentence is 20 years for each count of mail fraud, 10 years for each count of money laundering and three years for each count of filing a false tax return.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Regardless of the reporting threshold, all taxable income, including income earned through payment apps and online marketplaces, and income earned from side gigs and contracting jobs, must be reported on your tax return.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In his 2020 tax return, Ramaswamy reported a nearly $175 million windfall from capital gains.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The maximum prison sentence is 20 years for each count of mail fraud, 10 years for each count of money laundering and three years for each count of filing a false tax return.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Regardless of the reporting threshold, all taxable income, including income earned through payment apps and online marketplaces, and income earned from side gigs and contracting jobs, must be reported on your tax return.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In his 2020 tax return, Ramaswamy reported a nearly $175 million windfall from capital gains.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“(income) tax return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28income%29%20tax%20return. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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