taxmen
Government revenue collectors
Taxmen is the plural of taxman—government officials or agents responsible for collecting taxes.
The term often carries a slightly adversarial tone, evoking bureaucratic authority: The taxmen came knocking after he failed to file for three years.
It appears in expressions about inevitable obligations: Death and the taxmen spare no one.
Keeping from another
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
- auditsFormal account inspections
- returnsProfits from investments
filings · deductions · exemptions · refunds · penalties · assessments · liabilities · brackets
Those who systematically acquire
- revenue agentsGovernment workers collecting taxes
- IRSFederal tax collector
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
- assessorsThose who evaluate worth
inspectors · treasury · bureaucrats · officials · enforcement · examiners · investigators · federal agents
Deliberate keeping away
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- shelterProtected place or structure
- offshoreAway from land
accountants · lawyers · disputes · appeals · settlements · negotiation · harassment · intimidation
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- HarrisonCertain presidential surname
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- protest songMusic opposing injustice
rock · satire · lyrics · album · rebellion · counterculture · societal critique · anthem
withholding
Keeping from another
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
- auditsFormal account inspections
returns · filings · deductions · exemptions · refunds · penalties · assessments · liabilities · brackets · compliance
collectors
Those who systematically acquire
- revenue agentsGovernment workers collecting taxes
- IRSFederal tax collector
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
assessors · inspectors · treasury · bureaucrats · officials · enforcement · examiners · investigators · federal agents · civil servants
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- shelterProtected place or structure
offshore · accountants · lawyers · disputes · appeals · settlements · negotiation · harassment · intimidation · pursuit
Beatles
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- HarrisonCertain presidential surname
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
protest song · rock · satire · lyrics · album · rebellion · counterculture · societal critique · anthem
taxmentax evaders
Those who illegally avoid levies
taxpayers · tax dodgers · tax cheats · tax protesters · smugglers
taxmentaxpayers
Those who owe the state
citizens · ratepayers · ordinary citizens · wage earners · the public