tax-deductible

/ˌtæks dɪˈdʌktəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌtæks dɪˈdʌktəbl/ (ame, ipa)

tax-deductible — adjective

1. if a cost or expense is tax-deductible, the government allows you to subtract th

1.形容詞B2
釋義

if a cost or expense is tax-deductible, the government allows you to subtract that amount from your total earnings before calculating how much income tax you must pay, so that you pay less tax overall

例句

Rodrigo checked whether the course fees he paid were tax-deductible.

whether-clause after checked — common pattern for uncertainty

Donations to registered charities are fully tax-deductible in many countries.

collocation: fully + tax-deductible

同義詞
  • deductible

    shorter form of 'tax-deductible'; used in the same contexts (e.g. 'deductible expenses')

  • allowable

    used in tax forms to mean 'permitted as a deduction by tax law'; more formal than 'tax-deductible'

反義詞
  • non-deductible

    expenses that cannot be subtracted from income for tax purposes

  • taxable

    income or benefits on which tax must be paid; opposite in function

文法句型

be + tax-deductible

tax-deductible + noun

用法筆記

Common in financial and tax-related writing. Often used with verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'remain'. The opposite concept is 'taxable' — money that you must pay tax on.

常見錯誤

❌This income is tax-deductible, so I do not need to report it.
✅This expense is tax-deductible, so I can subtract it from my income before calculating tax.
💡tax-deductible applies to costs you spend, not to income you earn, and it does not mean the income disappears from your tax return.
❌The gift is tax-deductible, so I will not pay any tax this year.
✅The charitable gift is tax-deductible, which reduces my taxable income but does not cancel all my tax.
💡tax-deductible reduces the amount you are taxed on, not the tax itself to zero.