delinquent taxes
Past-due government debt
Delinquent taxes are taxes that remain unpaid past their due date.
The term appears in property tax contexts, where delinquent taxes can result in liens, penalties, or eventual foreclosure: The county auctioned properties with delinquent taxes.
Delinquent here means overdue or in default, not misbehaving.
- past dueBeyond payment deadline
- collection agencyFirm recovering overdue payments
- tax lienGovernment's claim for unpaid duties
- late feesPenalties for delayed payment
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
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- tax lienstax lien, tax deed, tax sale, tax foreclosure, tax arrears
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- local taxescity tax, county tax, municipal tax, school tax, property tax
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