| antitax |
combined form of tax. |
| assess |
to estimate the value of (something) for tax purposes; value. [2/3 definitions] |
| assessment |
the amount of a tax, fine, or the like that is assessed. [1/3 definitions] |
| assessor |
one who assesses for tax purposes. [1/2 definitions] |
| Boston Tea Party |
a protest by colonial Americans against the British tax on imported tea in which colonists disguised as Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped several hundred chests of tea overboard on the night of December 16, 1773. |
| bracket creep |
(informal) an increase in income leading to one's placement in a higher tax bracket, sometimes resulting in a net decrease in income as a result of higher tax rates and inflation. |
| capitation |
a per capita tax or fee; poll tax. |
| cash register |
a business machine, equipped with one or more drawers for storing bills and coins, that records, displays, and keeps a running total of sales and tax receipts, used esp. in retail stores. |
| custom |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) a tax assessed and collected on goods brought into and, sometimes, taken out of a country; duty. [1/8 definitions] |
| death tax |
see "inheritance tax." |
| delinquent |
not paid on time, as an account, tax, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, esp. of property for tax purposes, or of money. [1/3 definitions] |
| depreciation |
an allowance made for this decrease in accounting or for tax purposes. [1/4 definitions] |
| direct tax |
a tax collected by the government directly from the person who must pay it, such as income tax or property tax. |
| duty |
a tax imposed by government, esp. on imported goods. [1/5 definitions] |
| duty-free |
exempt from a duty or tax. |
| estreat |
to collect as a fine or tax. [1/3 definitions] |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. [3 definitions] |
| exemption |
in U.S. taxation, a deduction from one's tax liability for each person one supports financially. [1/2 definitions] |
| Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
a federal tax law requiring employers to withhold a certain amount from employees' paychecks or wages for deposit in governmental accounts that fund Social Security. (abbr.: FICA) |
| FICA |
acronym of "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," a federal tax law requiring employers to withhold a certain amount from employees' paychecks or wages for deposit in governmental accounts that fund Social Security. |