tax credit

noun

: an amount of money that is subtracted from taxes owed
Families with children in college will receive a tax credit this year.

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And there's still an EV tax credit of up to $7,500 depending on where the car was manufactured and where its components came from. Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 Child tax credit FAQs Is there a state child tax credit? Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 Trump may also remove the $7,500 federal tax credit for qualifying buyers who purchase an EV, which was part of Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025 The child tax credit was temporarily expanded in 2021, contributing to a significant reduction in child poverty that year. Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tax credit 

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Legal Definition

tax credit

noun
: an amount that may be subtracted from the sum of tax otherwise due and that is distinguished from a deduction applied to gross income in the calculation of taxable income compare exemption
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