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tax avoid·ance

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  1. tax avoidancenoun

    the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods

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  1. tax avoidancenoun

    The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments.

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  1. tax avoidance

    Tax avoidance is the lawful practice of minimizing one's tax obligations through the use of tax deductions, tax credits, and other legal methods. It involves the arrangement of one's financial affairs to take full advantage of tax laws in order to reduce the amount of tax payable. It's distinct from tax evasion, which is the illegal practice of not paying taxes owed.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tax avoidance in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tax avoidance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tax avoidance in a Sentence

  1. Aaron Fritschner:

    The IRS enforcement funding in the Inflation Reduction Act is something Congressman Beyer feels strongly is needed to restore declining customer service, get working Americans their tax refunds in a timely manner, and prevent wealthy people and large corporations from avoiding their fair share of the tax burden, tax avoidance costs the country many billions of dollars every year, and that revenue gap hurts everyone else.

  2. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew:

    While we intend to take additional action in the coming months, there is only so much the Treasury Department can do to prevent these tax-avoidance transactions. Only legislation can decisively stop inversions.

  3. Tidjane Thiam:

    We do not condone structures for tax avoidance, whenever there is a structure with a third party beneficiary we insist to know the identity of that beneficiary.

  4. Ron Wyden:

    The U.S. shouldn't get suckered into a race to the bottom with a bunch of no-tax, resort-lined islands to please the tax avoidance industry and their lobbyists.

  5. Matthew Gardner:

    This is tax avoidance, not tax evasion. There's no indication of any wrongdoing, except on the part of Congress.


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