tax return

/ˌtæks rəˈtʌrn/

/tæks rɪˈtʌn/

Other forms: tax returns

Definitions of tax return

1. noun

   document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
   synonyms: income tax return, return

   types:

   amended return

   a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return

   declaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return

   return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year

   false return

   an incorrect income tax return

   information return

   a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability

   joint return

   a return filed by a husband and wife

   type of:

   instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document

   (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right