Taxman
IRS agent personified
A taxman is a person who collects taxes, especially one employed by the government.
The term often carries slightly negative connotations, evoking the unwelcome arrival of someone demanding payment.
In casual use, the taxman refers collectively to tax authorities or the government's power to collect revenue: The taxman takes a third of my paycheck.
The Beatles' 1966 song popularized the term as shorthand for burdensome taxation.
Compulsory government charge
- deductionConclusion from premises
- withholdingKeeping from another
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- obligationRequired task or commitment
liability · payment · duty · contribution · assessment · extraction · percentage · cut
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- protest songMusic opposing injustice
- inevitableCertain to occur
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
George Harrison · Robin Hood · sheriff · publican · Matthew
One who gathers items
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- assessorOne who estimates value
- revenue agentOfficial investigating tax compliance
IRS · examiner · investigator · enforcement · bureaucrat · comptroller · treasury · internal revenue
levy
Compulsory government charge
- deductionConclusion from premises
- withholdingKeeping from another
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
obligation · liability · payment · duty · contribution · assessment · extraction · percentage · cut · share
Beatles
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- protest songMusic opposing injustice
- inevitableCertain to occur
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
George Harrison · oppression · Robin Hood · sheriff · publican · Matthew
collector
One who gathers items
revenue agent · IRS · examiner · investigator · enforcement · bureaucrat · comptroller · treasury · internal revenue · compliance officer
loophole
Exploitable gap in rules
audit · penalty · fine · prosecution · fraud · cheat · dodge · haven · scheme · accountant
Taxmanbenefactor
One who gives aid
giver · philanthropist · welfare officer · distributor · donor
Taxmantax evader
One who illegally avoids payments owed
tax cheat · tax dodger · tax protester · tax resister · smuggler