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exemption vs tax deduction

tax deduction vs exemption

exemption and tax deduction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exemption Yes No No No
tax deduction Yes No No No
As nouns, tax deduction is a hypernym of exemption; that is, tax deduction is a word with a broader meaning than exemption:
  • exemption: a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
  • tax 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
Other hypernyms of exemption include deduction, tax write-off.
exemption (noun) tax deduction (noun)
an act exempting someone a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
immunity from an obligation or duty
Difference between exemption and tax deduction

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