(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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What buyers can do now Since 2024, qualifying buyers have been able to transfer the credit at the point of sale, lowering the price directly at the dealership instead of waiting to claim it on their tax return. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 Regardless of the cataclysm that may strike an unlucky tax payer, calculations are based on the prior year’s tax return. — Kelly Moore, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025 Losses and gains in your traditional IRA, Roth IRA or 401(k) don’t show up on your tax return. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Wu released her 2024 tax return to the media in May. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025 In 2010, Waters pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for filing a fraudulent tax return and admitted to accepting a $6,000 watch, according to an FBI news release. — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 July 2025 Income declared on earners’ state tax return is typically influenced by what is on their federal tax forms. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 25 July 2025 The New Lenox business partners will still face a number of charges in Will County Circuit Court on Sept. 8, including money laundering and filing a fraudulent Illinois sales and use tax return. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025

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