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tax shield

tax shield noun: the reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.

Noun

tax shield (plural tax shields)

  1. The reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.

Forms of tax shield

pluraltax shields

Questions about tax shield

What does tax shield mean?
Tax shield means the reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.
What part of speech is tax shield?
Tax shield is a noun.
What is the plural of tax shield?
The plural of tax shield is tax shields.

Words near tax shield in the dictionary

  1. tax rise
  2. tax rises
  3. tax season
  4. tax shelter
  5. tax shelters
  6. tax shield
  7. tax shields
  8. tax shift
  9. tax shifts
  10. tax stamp
  11. tax stamps

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