tax dodge

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tax dodge

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Attested from 1920s, perhaps as a back-formation from tax dodger, which is attested from the late 19th century. (But also compare dodge (“trick, stratagem”).)

noun tax dodges

derogatory, informal A scheme (legal or illegal) to avoid paying tax, or to pay less tax. […]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[…]

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@misc{tax_dodge_2026,
  title = {tax dodge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tax%20dodge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}