to excise a duty (a tax)

  • 31Tax Fraud — occurs when an individual or business entity willfully and intentionally falsifies information on a tax return in order to limit the amount of tax liability. Tax fraud essentially entails cheating on a tax return in an attempt to avoid paying the …

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  • 32excise duty — A UK duty charged on both UK produced and imported goods. Goods subject to excise duty include beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks; hydrocarbon oils (including fuel oil)}}; and tobacco goods. The rate of duty is set separately for each …

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  • 33Duty (economics) — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 34excise tax — Federal or state tax placed on the sale or manufacture of a commodity, typically a luxury item e.g., alcohol. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * excise tax excise tax ➔ tax1 * * * excise tax UK US noun [C or U] US TAX ► EXCISE DUTY(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 35Tax protester statutory arguments — Part of the Taxation in the United States series Tax protest in the United States …

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  • 36excise — ex|cise1 [ˈeksaız] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: excijs, probably from Old French assise judgment ] the government tax that is put on the goods that are produced and used inside a country excise officer (=someone who… …

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  • 37tax — I n. 1) to impose, levy, put a tax on 2) to collect a tax from 3) to pay a tax (to pay a tax on a new car; to pay a large sum in taxes; to pay a tax to the government) 4) to increase, raise taxes 5) to cut, lower, reduce taxes 6) to rescind,… …

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  • 38tax — n 1. duty, impost, levy, payment, surtax, surcharge; tribute, contribution, capitation; tariff, charge, exaction, taxation, scot; excise, custom, Brit. cess, octroi; fee, dues, toll, rate, rating, assessment; poll tax, property tax, income tax,… …

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  • 39duty — / dju:tɪ/ noun a tax which has to be paid ● Traders are asking the government to take the duty off alcohol or to put a duty on cigarettes. ♦ goods which are liable to duty goods on which customs or excise tax has to be paid ▪▪▪ ‘Canadian and… …

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  • 40duty — / dju:ti/ noun 1. a tax which has to be paid ● Traders are asking the government to take the duty off alcohol or to put a duty on cigarettes. ♦ goods which are liable to duty goods on which cus toms or excise tax has to be paid 2. work which has… …

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