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A concept of tax fairness that states that people with different amounts of wealth or different amounts of income should pay tax at different rates. Wealth includes assets such as houses, cars, stocks, bonds, and savings accounts. Income includes wages, interest and dividends, and other payments.
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Gross income reduced by certain amounts, such as a deductible IRA contribution or student loan interest
- Browse Related Terms: adjusted gross income (AGI), Citizen or Resident Test, dependency exemption, dependent, exemptions, filing status, foster child, Head of Household filing status, Married Filing Joint filing status, Married Filing Separate filing status, personal exemption, qualifying child, qualifying relative, Qualifying Widow(er) filing status, single filing status, standard deduction, tax deduction, tax-exempt interest income
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Money that taxpayers must pay to the government when the total tax is greater than their total tax payments
- Browse Related Terms: amount due, deficit, Direct Deposit, inflation, interest, interest income, nonrefundable credit, Refund, refundable credit, tax liability (or total tax bill), taxes, withholding ("pay-as-you-earn" taxation)
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To call for a review of an IRS decision or proposed adjustment.
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A business authorized by the IRS to participate in the IRS e-file Program. The business may be a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation, or an organization. Authorized IRS e-file Providers include Electronic Return Originators (EROs), Transmitters, Intermediate Service Providers, and Software Developers. These categories are not mutually exclusive. For example, an ERO can at the same time, be a Transmitter, a Software Developer, or an Intermediate Service Provider, depending on the function being performed.
- Browse Related Terms: Appeal, Authorized IRS e-file Provider, electronic filing (e-file), electronic preparation, Electronic Return Originator (ERO), Federal/State e-file, file a return, Intermediate Service Provider (ISP), IRS e-file, Personal Identification Number (PIN), Software Developer, tax preparation software, transmit, transmitter, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)