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indirect tax

noun

a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.

indirect tax

See direct tax
a tax levied on goods or services rather than on individuals or companies Compare direct tax

First recorded in 1795–1805

How does indirect tax compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

The government stepped in only last month, slashing indirect tax on fuel, though prices still remain high.

Such property tax is not a personal and direct, but an indirect tax.

An indirect tax, just as this nation pays its taxes, and the tariff is the very thing!

But a moderate indirect tax by an exemption for a wife and each child after a general exemption of $2,000 would be desirable.

An indirect tax is a tax on one individual, but is indirectly paid by another.

There are many forms of more or less indirect tax which are substituted in different parts of the world for direct taxes.

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