tax-deductible

adjective

: allowed to be subtracted from the total amount of a person's income before calculating the tax he or she is required to pay : allowable as a deduction from taxes
a tax-deductible donation

Examples of tax-deductible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump has vowed to boost the US auto industry by making interest on car loans fully tax-deductible. Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024 Typically, the unused sick leave is still considered taxable to the employee who earned the benefit, and the donation isn’t considered tax-deductible (remember, generally, only donations to qualifying charitable organizations are deductible). Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Support Arizona news coverage with a tax-deductible donation at supportjournalism.azcentral.com. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 Make a tax-deductible contribution to support this work at bit.ly/freepRFA. Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tax-deductible 

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“Tax-deductible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-deductible. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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