tax avoidance

Minimization of taxes paid, through legal means

EntityQ329303

Also known as avoidance of tax · tax optimization · tax planning · minimizing tax

Subclass of: tax compliance

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Tax avoidance is the legal use of the tax regime in a single territory to one's own advantage to reduce the amount of tax that is payable. A tax shelter is one type of tax avoidance, and tax havens are jurisdictions that facilitate reduced taxes. Tax avoidance should not be confused with tax evasion, which is illegal.

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Different from: tax evasion criterion used: legality
tax exemption
tax noncompliance criterion used: legality
Has effect: primary deficit
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1.nber.org/papers/w1533
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Said to be the same as: tax planning

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