脱 税(だつぜい)

だつぜい

noun

tax evasion

1. tax evasion; tax fraud

The illegal practice of not paying taxes owed by concealing income, falsifying records, or other fraudulent means.

脱税(だつぜい)で逮捕(たいほ)された。

He was arrested for tax evasion.

脱税(だつぜい)は重(おも)い罪(つみ)に問(と)われる。

Tax evasion is punished as a serious crime.

国税庁(こくぜいちょう)は脱税(だつぜい)の取(と)り締(し)まりを強化(きょうか)している。

The National Tax Agency is cracking down on tax evasion.

脱税(だつぜい) is a legal term for illegal tax avoidance.

Common collocations

脱税(だつぜい)する: to evade taxes
脱税(だつぜい)容疑(ようぎ): suspicion of tax evasion
脱税(だつぜい)事件(じけん): tax evasion case
脱税(だつぜい)額(がく): amount evaded
悪質(あくしつ)な脱税(だつぜい): malicious tax evasion

Contrast with legal tax avoidance

節税(せつぜい): tax savings (legal methods to reduce taxes)
脱税(だつぜい): tax evasion (illegal)

Related Words

Compare: 節税(せつぜい) (tax savings (legal))

Related: 税金(ぜいきん) (tax)

Antonym: 納税(のうぜい) (tax payment)

Related: 課税(かぜい) (taxation)

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Added 2026.1.30 23:50 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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