taxpayer

n.
One that pays taxes or is subject to taxation.

taxpaying tax'pay'ing adj.

Any person who is determined to bear the liability for a tax. In connection with the IRS and tax law, the term person includes an individual, a Corporation, a Partnership, a Trust or Estate, a joint-stock company, an association, or a Syndicate, Group, Pool, Joint Venture, or other unincorporated organization or group.

A building, often temporary, which yields a minimal return on investment, usually little more than real estate taxes.

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The person who is determined to bear the tax liability for a given transaction. I.R.C. §7701(a)(14). Under a variety of circumstances, the entity that directly engages in a transaction may not be the taxpayer with respect to the transaction. Thus, although a partnership may receive income, that income is taxed to the partner. See assignment of income.

IN BRIEF: A person who pays money in support of government.

Many taxpayers don't know how their money is spent.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skatteyder

Nederlands (Dutch)
belastingbetaler

Français (French)
n. - contribuable

Deutsch (German)
n. - Steuerzahler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φορολογούμενος (πολίτης)

Italiano (Italian)
contribuente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contribuinte (m) do imposto de renda

Русский (Russian)
налогоплательщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - contribuyente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skattebetalare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纳税人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 納稅人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 납세자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 納税者, 納税義務者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دافع ألضراءب, المكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משלם מיסים‬

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