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kiddie tax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
kid-die -tax
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The taxing of certain unearned income of a child at the parent's marginal rate, regardless of whether the child can be claimed as a dependent on the parent's tax return.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

kiddie taxes (plural)

Questions

What does kiddie tax mean?
The taxing of certain unearned income of a child at the parent's marginal rate, regardless of whether the child can be claimed as a dependent on the parent's tax return.

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