0 (an amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought:
They're increasing the tax on cigarettes.
Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular.
What do you earn before/after tax (= before/after you have paid tax on the money you earn)?
1 to make someone pay a tax:
Husbands and wives may be taxed jointly/separately.
2 to need someone to make a lot of effort, either physical or mental:
3 (an amount of) money paid to the government, usually a percentage of personal income or of the cost of goods or services bought:
4 to be difficult for someone or use too much of something:
5 to require a person or organization to pay a tax:
He maintained that corporations were not being taxed enough.
6 an amount paid to the government based on a person's income, a company’s profits, the value of goods and services, etc, or this money considered together:
Offshore trading companies are liable to pay tax at a rate of 5%.
avoid/evade/escape tax Huge companies have the money to pay lawyers who advise them on ways to avoid tax.
a tax on sth The law states that foreign businesses must pay taxes on business conducted in the US.
increase/put up/raise taxes Many of the opposition's proposals will be very difficult to achieve without raising taxes.
introduce/impose/levy a tax (on sth) The city has levied a tax of €1,000 on any SUVs registered to city-center addresses.
tax cuts/increases/rises The government must tighten its budget next year to offset poorly timed tax cuts.
If you do not make the tax payment by February 28, an additional 5% surcharge is imposed.
after/before tax The bank's bad debt provision forced profits before tax down to €152.7m.
exclusive/inclusive of tax(es) The hotel failed to provide room rates inclusive of taxes.
basic-rate/higher-rate tax
a tax accountant/adviser/consultant
7 to make people or businesses pay an amount of money to the government from the money they earn, or when they buy goods or services:
tax sth as sth The profits from these investments are taxed as ordinary income.
tax sth at (a rate of) sth Earnings above the current threshold are taxed at 50%.
tax sb on sth Homeowners who sell land for development are taxed on the profit.
tax sb/sth heavily/lightly The government may tax housing more heavily.
A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it.
The government have promised that they'll reduce taxes.
The government will pay for the new schools by increasing the tax on luxury goods.
Do you pay less tax if you're self-employed?
The Chancellor has increased the tax on alcohol again.
There was great opposition to plans to tax books.
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