tax haven

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to attract wealthy individuals and foreign businesses.

Equivalents

Españolparaíso fiscal

Françaisparadis fiscal

DeutschSteueroase Steuerparadies

20 more languages

Afrikaansbelastingparadys

العربيةمَلَاذ ضَرِيبِيّ

Češtinadaňový ráj

Ελληνικάφορολογικός παράδεισος

Suomiverokeidas veroparatiisi

Gàidhligtèarmann cìse

Galegoparaíso fiscal

Magyaradóparadicsom

Bahasa Indonesiasuaka pajak

Íslenskaskattaskjól

Italianoparadiso fiscale

日本語タックスヘイブン租税回避地

ქართულისაგადასახადო სამოთხე

한국어조세 피난처

Nederlandsbelastingparadijs

Polskiraj podatkowy

Portuguêsparaíso fiscal

Românăparadis fiscal

Русскийнало́говый рай фиска́льный оа́зис

Svenskaskatteparadis

Examples

“Such colonies claim ⟳ to be "more British than the British", except that they pay ⟳ no UK tax and act as tax havens for funds from Britain. Gibraltar has made a particular specialism of internet gambling.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

tax hike tax horsepower tax incentive tax inspector tax law tax liability

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