tax return

tax return (plural tax returns)

1. (finance) A declaration of income etc. for tax purposes: a report of income, deductions, contributions, and related financial information filed by a taxpayer with a national or local tax authority, used by the authority to determine the amount of taxation, usually consisting of forms completed by the taxpayer.

   Synonym: tax declaration

• income tax return

• “tax return”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.