Definition of Tax avoidance

1. Noun. The minimization of tax liability by lawful methods.

Generic synonyms: Minimisation, Minimization

Definition of Tax avoidance

1. Noun. The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tax Avoidance

tawtiest
tawting
tawts
tax
tax-
tax-deductible
tax-deferred
tax-exempt
tax-free
tax-increase
tax-sheltered
tax accounting
tax advantage
tax avoidance (current term)
tax avoision
tax base
tax benefit
tax bill
tax bite
tax boost
tax bracket
tax brackets
tax break
tax clinic
tax collection
tax collector
tax collectors
tax credit

Literary usage of Tax avoidance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Flat Tax by Robert Ernest Hall, Alvin Rabushka (1995)
"These common approaches to tax avoidance, which try to reduce taxes by taking ... Most people don't even think of everyday deductions as tax avoidance. ..."

2. Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capitalby Oecd, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, OECD Staff, Development. by Oecd, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, OECD Staff, Development. (2000)
"The cost of such tax avoidance schemes to the residence country may be huge ... The most common tax avoidance schemes involving tax sparing provisions may ..."

3. OECD small and medium enterprise outlookby Marian Murphy, Oecd by Marian Murphy, Oecd (2002)
"Certain features of taxation of the self-employed are believed to create loopholes which could lead to tax avoidance or evasion. ..."

4. Corporate Tax Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment by W. Steven Clark (2001)
"... V ILLUSTRATION OF UNINTENDED tax avoidance FACILITATED BY TAX HOLIDAY INCENTIVE tax avoidance and evasion opportunities created by tax holidays can be ..."

5. Explanatory Report on the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in by Council of Europe (1989)
"... in itself — has increased the possibilities of tax avoidance and evasion and therefore requires increasing co-operation among tax authorities; ..."

6. Taxation and Household Saving: Country Surveys by OECD Staff, Oecd, OCDE (1994)
"5.2 tax avoidance From 1 July, 1993, measures are to apply to counter tax avoidance opportunities remaining after the introduction of the foreign tax credit ..."

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