tax-time

A form of tax time — The time of year when one must prepare, file, and pay income tax.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of tax time.

    I've rented a tiny office month-to month (expense for tax-time) and gone there on my lunch hour and after work.

    2001, Daniel H. Jones, How to Write a Best-Seller While Keeping Your Day Job!
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    Understanding what kind of cut the CRA will take can help you decide, first, whether a flip is worthwhile, and second, how much money you need to set aside in order to avoid a nasty surprise at tax-time.

    2009, Ralph R. Roberts, Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies

    He told too of the ritual his father would perform at tax-time: he would lay out the IRS forms on the dining-room table, go right to the bottom line, to “Amount Owed,” ask the family, “How much should we give the government this year?”

    2014, Kim Townsend, John William Ward: An American Idealist
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