tax avoidance

tax avoidance definition - legal

n

The act of taking advantage of legal tax-planning opportunities and shelters in order to minimize oneÂ’s income tax liability. See also tax evasion, which is not legal.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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