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deduction vs tax benefit

tax benefit vs deduction

deduction and tax benefit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deduction Yes No No No
tax benefit Yes No No No
As nouns, tax benefit is a hyponym of deduction; that is, tax benefit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deduction:
  • deduction: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
  • tax benefit: a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
Other hyponyms of deduction include tax break, business deduction, exemption.
deduction (noun) tax benefit (noun)
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
an amount or percentage deducted
a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
Difference between deduction and tax benefit

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