Definition

Verb: * To pay taxes: The act of fulfilling a financial obligation to the government by transferring money based on income, property, goods, or services, as required by law.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi công dân đều có nghĩa vụ đóng thuế. (Every citizen has the obligation to pay taxes.)
  • Công ty phải đóng thuế thu nhập doanh nghiệp hàng quý. (The company must pay corporate income tax quarterly.)
  • Anh ấy đã đóng thuế đầy đủ cho năm nay. (He has fully paid his taxes for this year.)

Advanced Usage

• "đóng thuế đầy đủ và đúng hạn": To pay taxes fully and on time.
  • Việc đóng thuế đầy đủ và đúng hạn là trách nhiệm của mỗi doanh nghiệp. (Paying taxes fully and on time is the responsibility of every business.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nộp thuế (verb): A synonym meaning "to pay taxes" or "to submit tax payment." The usage is very similar, with emphasizing the act of submitting or handing over.
• Khai thuế (verb): To declare taxes (i.e., to file a tax return).
• Thuế (noun): Tax.
• Người đóng thuế / Người nộp thuế (noun): Taxpayer.

Synonyms

• Nộp thuế (verb): To pay/submit taxes.

Related Phrases

• Nghĩa vụ đóng thuế: Tax liability / Tax obligation.
• Hóa đơn đóng thuế: Tax payment receipt / Tax invoice.
• Hạn chót đóng thuế: Tax payment deadline.

verb

1. To pay taxes