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estimated tax

A tax paid quarterly by a taxpayer not subject to withholding (such as a self-employed person) based on either the previous year’s tax liability or an estimate of the current year’s tax liability. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4827, 4832, 5219.40; Taxation 1096. C.J.S. Internal Revenue §§ 725–726, 733, 821; Taxation §§ 1777–1778.]

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refund

refund, n. 1. The return of money to a person who overpaid, such as a taxpayer who overestimated tax liability or whose employer withheld too much tax from earnings. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4950; Taxation 535, 1097. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 780; Social Security and Public Welfare § 207; Taxation §§ 910–914, 919, 1679, 1690, 1764.]

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ratable

ratable (ray-t[schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. 1. Proportionate (ratable distribution). 2. Capable of being estimated, appraised, or apportioned ( because hundreds of angry fans ran onto the field at the same time, blame for the goalpost’s destruction is not ratable). 3. Taxable (the government assessed the widow’s ratable estate). See PRO RATA.

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valuation

valuation, n. 1. The process of determining the value of a thing or entity. 2. The estimated worth of a thing or entity. — value, valuate, vb. assessed valuation. The value that a taxing authority gives to property and to which the tax rate is applied. [Cases: Taxation 348, 348. 1. C.J.S. Taxation §§ 510–511,

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hide

hide, n. Hist. 1. In England, a measure of land consisting in as much as could be worked with one plow, variously estimated as 30 to 120 acres but probably determined by local usage. • A hide was anciently employed as a unit of taxation. Cf. CARUCATE. 2. As much land as would support one

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