tax return

[taks ri-turn] / ˈtæks rɪˌtɜrn /

NOUN

document about taxpayer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tax form

WEAK

annual return federal tax return joint return separate returns state tax return

Example Sentences

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A Booz Allen employee in 2023 pleaded guilty to leaking tax return information and was sentenced to five years in prison.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

They can speed up to file their income tax return by Wednesday, April 15.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The willful failure to file a tax return is a misdemeanor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Most refunds are paid out within three weeks of filing a tax return.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

One of them, a lady wearing a hot-pink shirt, shares that she just got her tax return and is treating herself to a night out before she puts the rest into her savings account.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya