kiddie tax

noun

The taxing of certain unearned income of a child at the parent's marginal rate, regardless of whether the child can be claimed as a dependent on the parent's tax return.

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Meanings

nounkiddie tax (countable and uncountable, plural kiddie taxes)

plural kiddie taxes

  1. UScountableuncountablebusinessThe taxing of certain unearned income of a child at the parent's marginal rate, regardless of whether the child can be claimed as a dependent on the parent's tax return.
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