Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tax: A mandatory financial charge or other levy imposed by a government on an individual, organization, or legal entity to fund public expenditures. It is calculated based on assets, income, transactions, or specific activities.
   • Duty: A specific type of tax levied on certain goods, especially on imports or exports.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi công dân đều có nghĩa vụ đóng thuế. (Every citizen has the duty to pay tax.)
  • Chính phủ đang xem xét giảm thuế thu nhập. (The government is considering an income tax reduction.)
  • Thuế nhập khẩu ô tô đã được điều chỉnh. (The import duty on cars has been adjusted.)

Advanced Usage

• "trốn thuế": to evade tax.

  • Hành vi trốn thuế là vi phạm pháp luật. (Tax evasion is against the law.)

• "khai thuế": to declare tax, to file a tax return.

  • Doanh nghiệp phải khai thuế hằng quý. (Businesses must file tax returns quarterly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuế giá trị gia tăng (VAT) (n): Value-Added Tax.

  • Hóa đơn này đã bao gồm 10% thuế giá trị gia tăng. (This invoice includes 10% Value-Added Tax.)

• Thuế thu nhập (n): Income tax.

  • Thuế thu nhập cá nhân được tính theo bậc lũy tiến. (Personal income tax is calculated on a progressive scale.)

• Cơ quan thuế (n): Tax authority, revenue service.

  • Cơ quan thuế đã gửi thông báo. (The tax authority has sent a notice.)

Synonyms

• Levy: An imposed tax, fee, or fine.
• Tariff: A tax on imports or exports.
• Duty: A tax charged on particular goods, especially imports.

Related Idioms

• "Thuế má": A general, sometimes colloquial term referring to the system or burden of taxes.

  • Dân chúng bàn tán nhiều về các khoản thuế má mới. (People are discussing the new taxes a lot.)

• "Nộp thuế cho nhà nước": To pay tax to the state (a common phrase denoting the civic duty).

  • Lợi nhuận sau khi nộp thuế cho nhà nước là đáng kể. (The profit after paying tax to the state is significant.)

noun

1. tax