noun
1 (Economics) (contribution) impuesto; (m) tributo; (m) (formal) half of it goes in tax la mitad se me va en impuestos
petrol tax tax on petrol impuesto sobre la gasolina; (m)
profits after taxafter beneficios después de impuestos
profits before taxbefore beneficios antes de impuestos to [cut] taxes
free of taxfree exento libre de impuestos;or
to impose levy put a tax on sthimposeorlevyorput gravar algo con un impuesto
to pay tax on sthpay pagar impuestos por algo to pay one's taxes pagar los impuestos; how much tax do you pay? ¿cuánto paga de impuestos?; I paid £3,000 in tax last year el año pasado pagué 3.000 libras de impuestos
for tax purposespurposes a efectos fiscales
2 (strain) the extra administrative work was a tax on the resources of schools el trabajo adicional de administración supuso una carga pesada para los recursos de las escuelas; it was a tax on his strength/patience puso a prueba sus fuerzas/su paciencia
That meant long interviews with employees - a tax on the resources of small companies a tax on resources looking after the children and holding down a challenging job put an enormous tax on his strenght this noisy and disorderly household was an added tax on her patience
verb:transitive
1 (Economics) [+income, profit] gravar; [+person] cobrar impuestos a; imponer cargas fiscales a household goods are taxed at the rate of 15% los artículos del hogar se gravan con el 15% llevan un impuesto del 15%;or the wife is separately taxed la esposa paga impuestos por separado
the rich are being taxed out of existence they want to introduce fiscal reform that taxes income less and consumption more any money earned over that level is taxed at the rate of 59% the Bonn government taxes profits of corporations at a rate that is among the highest in Europe the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed the government's policy is to tax the rich more heavily than the poor husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes they are heavily taxed claims that the government is considering taxing books and clothes in certain German cities petrol is taxed extra to subsidise public transport
2 (Britain) (Aut) I haven't got my car taxed yet aún no he pagado el impuesto de circulación
3 (place a burden on) poner a prueba these dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen estos dilemas pondrían a prueba al mejor de los estadistas
hospitals, overloaded with battle casualties, were severely taxed. overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste the mobilisation has taxed the country's manpower resources
4 (formal) (accuse) to tax sb with sth acusar a algn de algo
writers to the letters column taxed me with shallowness and poor taste For this he was taxed with parochialism and meanness by the eulogists of the glories of empire-building I was taxed with acts of impurity and of instigating my companions to scandal Although he frequently praised books written by other people, he was often dismissive of his own. When taxed with this by Janet Binder, he smiled and said, "Have you never heard of the pride that apes humility?"
modifier
tax allowance (n) desgravación fiscal; (f) the tax authority
tax avoidance (n) evasión legal de impuestos; (f) the Chancellor has expanded the lower tax band by 20 per cent and that will affect us all
tax base (n) base imponible; (f) tax base - the total pool which the tax authorities can tap in levying a TAX
tax bracket (n) grupo impositivo; (m) the organization aims to ensure everyone understands the tax system and can take advantage of all the tax breaks available The tax burden consists of all the taxes that people have to pay on what they earn (direct taxation) and on things that they buy (indirect taxation).
tax code tax coding (n) código impositivo; (m)
tax collecting (n) recaudación de impuestos; (f)
tax collector (n) recaudadorarecaudadora de impuestos;a recaudadora (m) (f)
tax cuts (n) reducciones en los impuestos; (f)
tax disc (n) (Britain) pegatina del impuesto de circulación; (f)
tax dodge (informal) (n) evasión de impuestos; (f) this was not just a tax dodge
tax evasion (n) evasión fiscal; (f)
tax exemption (n) exención de impuestos; (f) exención tributaria; (f)
tax exile (n) (person) persona autoexiliada para evitar los impuestos; (state) exilio voluntario para evitar los impuestos; (m) wealthy tax exiles he lived most of his later years as a tax exile in Paris to become a tax exile he is a man true to his roots, despite being rich enough now to make it worth living in tax exile in Switzerland to go into tax exile He's gone into tax exile to avoid paying hefty UK taxes
tax haven (n) paraíso fiscal; (m) everyone acknowledges it'll be tough getting Congress to approve unpopular measures, like spending cuts or tax hikes so close to elections The answer, say those with French interests at stake, is to give Brittany Ferries a tax holiday a euphemism for our old friend, the state subsidy, technically illegal under the European Community's fair competition rules
tax incentive (n) aliciente fiscal; (m)
tax inspector (n) inspectorainspectora fiscal;a inspectora (m) (f) inspectorainspectora de Hacienda;a inspectora (m) (f)
tax law (n) derecho tributario; (m) a 3p tax levy
tax liability (n) obligación fiscal; (f) obligación tributaria; (f) many tax payers will face heavier increases
tax rate (n) tasa impositiva; (f)
tax rebate (n) devolución de impuestos; (f)
tax relief (n) desgravación fiscal; (f)
tax return (n) declaración fiscal de la renta; (f)or to fill in out one's tax returnor hacer la declaración fiscal de la renta;or
tax revenue (n) ingresos tributarios; (m)
tax shelter (n) refugio fiscal; (m)
tax system (n) sistema tributario; (m) sistema fiscal; (m)
tax year (n) año fiscal; (m) ejercicio fiscal; (m)
