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Withholding

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Deduction 76% connected

Act or process of deducing or inferring.

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Holding 76% connected

of Hold

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Keeping 76% connected

of Keep

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Retention 76% connected

The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

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Subtraction 76% connected

The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.

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Recoup 74% connected

Alt. of Recoupe

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Alt. of Recoupe

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Bracket creep noun · 86% connection

a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases

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Capital gains tax noun · 86% connection

a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"

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Death duty noun · 86% connection

a tax on the estate of the deceased person

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Death tax noun · 86% connection

a tax on the estate of the deceased person

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Estate tax noun · 86% connection

a tax on the estate of the deceased person

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Estimated tax noun · 86% connection

income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability

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FICA noun · 86% connection

a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system

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Income tax noun · 86% connection

a personal tax levied on annual income

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Inheritance tax noun · 86% connection

a tax on the estate of the deceased person

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Supertax noun · 86% connection

an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

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Surtax noun · 86% connection

an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

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Withholding tax noun · 86% connection

income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

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Economic science noun · 85% connection

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

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Economics noun · 85% connection

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

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Fiscal policy noun · 85% connection

a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)

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Political economy noun · 85% connection

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

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Revenue noun · 85% connection

government income due to taxation

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Taxation noun · 85% connection

government income due to taxation

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Absent verb · 78% connection

To withhold from being present.

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Abstain verb · 78% connection

To hinder; to withhold.

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Boycott verb · 78% connection

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter…

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Conceal verb · 78% connection

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

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Defer verb · 78% connection

To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Deforce verb · 78% connection

To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold.

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Defraud verb · 78% connection

To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to che…

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Deny verb · 78% connection

To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.

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Detain verb · 78% connection

To keep back or from; to withhold.

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Disapproval noun · 78% connection

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

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Disfavor verb · 78% connection

To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.

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Dislike noun · 78% connection

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

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