What is the singular word of taxes?

Answer 1

The singular form of the word taxes is tax. You can find it in any dictionary.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDCE) shows:

tax1 S1 W1[uncountable and countable] an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc and that is used to pay for public servicestax ona tax on fuel

income/council/inheritance etc tax

He already pays 40% tax on his income.

the basic rate of tax

tax cuts/increases

direct tax (=tax on income)

indirect tax (=tax on things you buy)

before/after taxprofits before tax of £85.9 m

The total tax burden (=the amount of tax paid) has risen only slightly.

The government has introduced tax incentives (=an offer of cheaper taxes to encourage people to do something) for fuel-efficient cars.