tax avoidance

noun

The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments.

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Meanings

nountax avoidance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments.

    Tax planning uses tax avoidance methods.

    2009, Kevin Murphy, Mark Higgins, Concepts in Federal Taxation 2010, With Taxcut Tax Preparation Software, page 32
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    Tax avoidance is a costly business to the US economy. Some of the country's best minds in the legal and accounting professions work around the clock searching for loopholes in the tax regulations.

    1995, Robert Ernest Hall, Alvin Rabushka., The Flat Tax, page 26

    Many mistakes are common in creating and administering a Family Limited Partnership, and these errors can reduce or eliminate its value as a tax avoidance tool.

    2008, Aaron Larson, Wills and Trusts Kit For Dummies, page 85

Translations

Catalan elusió fiscal
  • elusió fiscallegal exploitation of tax rules
Chinese Mandarin 避稅 /避税
  • 避稅 /避税 (bìshuì)legal exploitation of tax rules
Dutch belastingontwijking
  • belastingontwijkinglegal exploitation of tax rules
Finnish verosuunnittelu
  • verosuunnittelulegal exploitation of tax rules
French optimisation fiscale
  • optimisation fiscalelegal exploitation of tax rules
German Steuervermeidung
  • Steuervermeidunglegal exploitation of tax rules
Greek φοροαποφυγή
  • φοροαποφυγή (foroapofygí)legal exploitation of tax rules
Indonesian penghindaran pajak
  • penghindaran pajaklegal exploitation of tax rules
Korean 조세회피
  • 조세회피 (josehoepi)legal exploitation of tax rules
Portuguese evasão fiscal
  • evasão fiscallegal exploitation of tax rules
Spanish elusión fiscal
  • elusión fiscallegal exploitation of tax rules
Swedish skatteplanering
  • skatteplaneringlegal exploitation of tax rules
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APA

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Chicago

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