tax obligation
1
4.1
- noun
- /tæks ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
obligación fiscal
- Nor should real estate value determine one's tax obligation.
Examples
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The majority of men had to meet their tax obligations by performing labor for the government because they did not have enough cash or anything to sell to get cash.
Academic text (2006) -
Understanding your tax obligation is crucial to avoid penalties from the government.
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The present tax system allows rich people and businesses to escape, or at least minimize, their tax obligations.
Academic text (2001) -
Many bar associations have made compliance with tax obligations a requirement for attorneys to maintain "good standing." That includes reporting requirements.
Academic text (2011) -
The government doesn't pay rent on seized properties, and at the same time, I have a six-figure tax obligation on the land.
Fiction book (2000) -
If the goal of the 2016 law was to increase use tax awareness, with an eye towards self-reporting, the 2016 measures certainly seem more likely to make Oklahoma residents aware of their use tax obligations.
Academic text (2017) -
Plenty of Cherokee County farmers, in a tough agricultural economy, resorted to moonshining to feed their families and meet mortgage or tax obligations.
Academic text (2013) -
Refundable tax credits, like payments, are applied towards a person's tax obligations, and any overpayments are refunded back to the taxpayer.
Blog text (29) -
In addition, although citizens were subjected to an ever-increasing number of legal obligations (compulsory school attendance and military service, tax obligations, etc.), their political rights also increased, as in the right to vote.
Academic text (1995) -
In view of real or perceived escalating tax obligations, citizens have demanded that community colleges be held accountable and have encouraged state legislators to reduce funding or tie it to measurable student outcomes.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
10
5.1
Total amount of tax a person or business must pay to the government
How Legal
- Specialized
1
4.1
- Specialized
4
3.4
1
8.0
- Formal
32
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'tax' (a government charge) combined with 'obligation' (a binding responsibility) yields an obligation to pay taxes. This construction follows standard English noun + noun meaning formation and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Tax obligation comes from putting tax and obligation together: a tax is money paid to the government and an obligation is something you 'must' do. So, tax obligation means the legal duty to pay the taxes you owe.