tax refund

Money that a taxpayer overpaid and is thus returned by the taxing authority. — Also termed tax rebate. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4950; Taxation 535, 904, 1097. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 780; Social Security and Public Welfare § 207; Taxation §§ 910–914, 919, 1679, 1690, 1764, 1978–1981.]
[Blacks Law 8th]