🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

autoridade fiscal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aw-to-ri-da-de fis-ka-ow

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tax authority/tæks ɔːˈθɒr.ɪ.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A autoridade fiscal iniciou uma auditoria nas contas da firma."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A governmental agency responsible for administering and enforcing taxation laws, collecting taxes, and auditing financial records.

    "The national tax authority audited the corporation's financial statements for the previous fiscal year."
  2. 2

    An official public institution or department empowered to assess and levy financial charges on citizens and businesses.

    "Citizens can appeal decisions made by the local tax authority regarding property valuations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English word 'tax' (originating from Latin 'taxare', meaning to evaluate, assess, or estimate) combined with 'authority' (from Latin 'auctoritas', meaning invention, advice, opinion, influence, or command). The compound term emerged in legal, administrative, and economic contexts during the modern era to designate official governmental bodies responsible for taxation.

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