tax deduction

tax deduction definition - legal

n

A reduction in gross income in order to reduce oneÂ’s income tax liability. It is worth a percentage of what a tax credit is worth. See deduction. See also tax credit.

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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