tax dodge
Englisch
editEtymology
editAttested from 1920s, perhaps as a back-formation from tax dodger, which is attested from the late 19th century. (But also compare dodge (“trick, stratagem”).)
Nomen
edittax dodge (plural tax dodges)
- (somewhat derogatory, informal) A scheme (legal or illegal) to avoid paying tax, or to pay less tax.
- 1927, United States Code Annotated[1]:
- […] indication that taxpayer accepted public employment as a tax dodge, and where taxpayer earned approximately 98% of his income from his Oregon based business activities, taxpayer was a "public employee" and was therefore entitled to deduct […]
- 1941, “PARK 'GIFT' TO CITY CALLED TAX DODGE”, in The New York Times[2]:
- [headline] PARK 'GIFT' TO CITY CALLED TAX DODGE