Meaning & use
federal tax income
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Meanings
noununcountablebusinessfinanceAmerican
Money received that is subject to tax by the national government, or the tax paid on such income.
Grammar: Usually uncountable, so no plural: report your federal tax income, not "federal tax incomes".
Patterns
- report federal tax income
- federal tax income from something
She reported all her federal tax income on the form.
The accountant explained how federal tax income is calculated.
His federal tax income included wages and interest from savings.
noununcountablebusinessfinanceAmerican
The national government's revenue from taxes on people's earnings.
Grammar: Often appears in budget discussions: federal tax income rose this year.
Patterns
- federal tax income rises/falls
- a source of federal tax income
Federal tax income rose after the new rules took effect.
The report showed that federal tax income covers most government spending.
Common combinations
- report federal tax income
- You must report federal tax income by April 15.
- federal tax income from wages
- Most federal tax income from wages is withheld automatically.
- calculate federal tax income
- Tax software can calculate federal tax income quickly.
- federal tax income bracket
- Their federal tax income bracket changed after the promotion.
Synonyms and how they differ
- federal income tax
- The standard term for the tax itself; use it when you mean the tax rather than the income.
- taxable income
- A general term for income that can be taxed, not specifically by the national government.
Word family
- federal income tax noun
- The common name for the US national tax on earnings.
- taxable income noun
- Income that is eligible to be taxed.
Commonly confused: federal tax income or federal income tax?
federal tax income vs federal income tax
This is the usual phrase for the tax; "federal tax income" is less common and can sound awkward.
Practice
Which sentence uses "federal tax income" most naturally?
Choose one answer.
"Reported" collocates with income on a tax form. Option An is wrong because you pay tax, not income; option C has incorrect word order; option D uses a plural, but the phrase is uncountable.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “federal tax income”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.