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tax-exempt

tax-exempt adjective: exempt from paying tax; not subject to taxation.

Adjective

tax-exempt (not comparable)

  1. Exempt from paying tax; not subject to taxation.
    • As a religious charity it is tax-exempt, so all money collected goes to its good works.
    • Like other tax-exempt nonprofits, AIEF must file a Form 990 every year with the IRS, but donors are redacted from the version that is made accessible to the public.2023 November 18, Murtaza Hussein, “Meet the Secret Donors Who Fund AIPAC’s Israel Trips for Congress”, in The Intercept

Questions about tax-exempt

What does tax-exempt mean?
Tax-exempt means exempt from paying tax; not subject to taxation.
What part of speech is tax-exempt?
Tax-exempt is an adjective.

Words near tax-exempt in the dictionary

  1. tax-
  2. tax-deductibility
  3. tax-deductible
  4. tax-deferred
  5. tax-efficient
  6. tax-exempt
  7. tax-farming
  8. tax-free
  9. tax-payer
  10. tax-payers
  11. tax-sheltered

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