income splitting

income splitting
The right, created by provisions of federal tax laws, given to married couples who file joint returns to have their combined incomes subject to an income tax at a rate equal to that which would be imposed if each had filed a separate return for one-half the amount of their combined income.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


income splitting
The right, created by provisions of federal tax laws, given to married couples who file joint returns to have their combined incomes subject to an income tax at a rate equal to that which would be imposed if each had filed a separate return for one-half the amount of their combined income.

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