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Tax Base

The assessed value of a set of assets, investments or income streams that is subject to taxation, or the assessed value of a single asset that is subject to taxation. Anything that can be taxed has a tax base.

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The tax base may refer to that of an individual asset, such as the tax base of a house, or a pool of assets, such as the tax base of all houses in a city. For example, the property tax base of a house is its value. The property tax base of a city is the collective value of all taxable real estate in the city.

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See also: Adjusted Basis, Adjusted Cost Base, Appreciation, Depreciation, Market value, Salvage value, Taxes

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Financial Dictionary

tax base

The resources that are available for taxation. An evaluation of the tax base is of particular importance in certain municipal bond issues secured by tax revenues.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tax base
Function: noun
1 : a sum (as the total assessed valuation of property in a county) used as the basis of taxation
2 : the source of tax revenue for a governmental body tax base of a school district to reduce the property tax burden>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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