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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with TAX, Also see DEATH AND TAXES.

American Heritage Idioms

2 general::   verb ADV. heavily Many self-employed people are heavily taxed. goods which are most heavily taxed | lightly PREP. according to Drinks would be taxed according to their alcoholic strength. | at Many goods were taxed at 17.5%. | on You will be taxed on all your income.,   noun ADJ. high, low | direct, indirect | basic, basic-rate, higher-rate | progressive, redistributive | regressive A regressive tax, like the poll tax, takes proportionately more of a poor person's income. | windfall The privatized utility companies may be faced with a windfall tax on the profits of the last few years. | back (informal) The tax office demanded £80,000 in back taxes. | council, poll | capital, capital gains, income, inheritance, land, profits, property, savings, wealth | consumption, purchase, sales, value added (= VAT) | capital transfer, investment | company, corporation | car, road, vehicle It's time to renew your car tax. | carbon, energy, fuel, petrol | excise, import VERB + TAX pay | impose, introduce, levy, put Direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament. The government may put an indirect tax on books. | collect the government department responsible for collecting taxes | deduct Your employer will deduct the tax for you. | increase, put up, raise | cut, lower, reduce | abolish | overpay | reclaim | offset sth against, set/write sth off against Claims for expenses can be set off against tax. | avoid, escape | evade She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes. TAX + VERB go up, increase, rise Taxes look set to rise again. | come/go down, fall | be chargeable, be payable the amount on which capital gains tax is payable TAX + NOUN payer (also taxpayer) a higher-rate tax payer | authority/authorities, office, man (also taxman) (informal) She owes the taxman £10,000. | law, legislation, measures, policy, reform, structure, system | period, year The tax year begins in April. | cut, increase | band, bracket, rate, threshold Her salary puts her in the highest tax band. | revenue, yield | assessment, form, return You have to fill in your tax return by tomorrow. | advantage, allowance, benefit, break, concession, credit, exemption, incentive, perks, rebate, refund, relief There are tax advantages to working freelance. You will only receive tax relief on the first £30,000. | affairs, arrangements His tax affairs are under investigation by the police. | avoidance | loophole Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes. | dodge, evasion, fraud He gave the Porsche to his mother as a tax dodge. | dodger | exile She is living as a tax exile in Monaco. | haven The island is a popular tax haven for the very rich. | collector, consultant, inspector | bill, charge, invoice, payment | arrears He was ordered to pay $2 million in tax arrears. | liability an increase in tax liability on company cars | burden putting a new tax burden on the middle classes | base By broadening the tax base (= making more people pay tax) the chancellor could raise more revenues. PREP. after/before ~ Profits after tax were £262,000. | in ~ Collectively, smokers pay over £15,000 a day in tax. | ~ on introducing a 60% tax on alcohol PHRASES for tax purposes the rules for deciding on someone's residence status for UK tax purposes | (the basic/higher) rate of tax an increase in the basic rate of tax

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: tax money that you must pay to the government, especially from the money you earn, or as an additional payment when you buy something: • How much income tax do you pay each month? • The Republicans promised to reduce taxes before the last election. • Consumers are angry that the tax on petrol has gone up yet again. duty a tax you pay on something you buy: • The budget also sharply raised the duty on alcohol and tobacco. • customs duty (= tax you pay on goods you buy and bring into the country ) tariff a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country, especially to protect a country’s industry from cheap goods from other countries: • the import tariffs on hi-tech equipment • The government’s tariff and trade policies came under fierce attack. levy an extra amount of money that you have to pay the government, usually as a tax, often in order to encourage people not to use or do something: • A new levy on fuel inefficient vehicles has been proposed. surcharge an amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the agreed or stated price of something: • British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on all airline tickets from June 3. • When you get cash at some machines, you have to pay an ATM surcharge.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: tax verbs pay tax • Many people feel they are paying too much tax. raise/increase taxes ( also put up taxes British English ) • He claimed the Labour Party would put up taxes. lower/cut/reduce taxes • There’s no point promising to cut taxes if you can’t afford it. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tax high • Higher taxes will slow down consumer spending. low • Republican voters say they want lower taxes and sensible spending cuts. income tax (= tax paid on money that you earn ) • The rich should pay more income tax. sales tax (= a tax on things you buy ) • We have to pay 15% sales tax on everything we buy. inheritance tax (= tax paid on money, property etc that you receive from someone when they die ) • Inheritance tax applies to the total value of the deceased’s assets. a direct tax (= a tax on income ) • The government’s revenue comes mainly from direct taxes. an indirect tax (= a tax on things you buy ) • The effect of indirect taxes is to raise the prices of goods. a flat (rate) tax (= a tax that is the same for different people or things ) • Corporate taxes are to be abolished and replaced by a flat rate tax. tax + NOUN the tax rate/the rate of tax • The government reduced the basic rate of tax to 25p in the pound. tax cuts • He believes that big tax cuts will encourage economic growth. tax increases • He accused the president of planning the biggest tax increases in U.S. history. tax incentives (= lower taxes that encourage people to do something ) • We have introduced new tax incentives for savings. a tax allowance (= an amount you can earn without paying tax on it ) • Cutting personal tax allowances penalizes the poor. the tax burden (= the amount of tax paid ) • The total tax burden has risen only slightly.

transnet.ir

5 general:: verb levy: We will tax cigarettes 20 cents a pack. verb overwork: Working like that would tax anyone. noun tariff: The tax on oil is too high. noun assessment: The tax is set too high on my house.

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