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Tax Avoidance

DefinitionTax avoidance is the legal usage of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax...
Tax deed

Tax Deed

What is a tax deed sale A tax deed sale is a public auction of property that has been foreclosed upon because the owner has...

Tax Accounting

DefinitionU.S. tax accounting refers to accounting for tax purposes in the United States. Unlike most countries, the United States has a comprehensive set of...
tax cheat

Tax Cheat

What is a tax cheat and why do they do it A tax cheat is someone who doesn't pay their taxes, or who pays less...

Tax Anticipation Note (TAN)

What is 'Tax Anticipation Note - TAN' A short-term debt security issued by a state or local government to finance an immediate...

Tax Credit

DefinitionA tax credit is a tax incentive which allows certain taxpayers to subtract the amount of the credit they have accrued from the total...

Tax Attribute

What is 'Tax Attribute' A type of loss or tax credit that must be reduced as a result of the exclusion of...
Tax Clawback Agreement

Tax Clawback Agreement

What is a Tax Clawback Agreement A Tax Clawback Agreement is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS in which the taxpayer agrees to...

Deadweight Loss Of Taxation

DefinitionIn economics, the excess burden of taxation, also known as the deadweight cost or deadweight loss of taxation, is one of the economic losses...

Deadweight Loss

DefinitionA deadweight loss, also known as excess burden or allocative inefficiency, is a loss of economic efficiency that can occur when equilibrium for a...

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