withholding tax

• الضريبة التي يُلزم القانون دافعها بحجزها من مبلغ معين (كالأجر أو الفائدة أو الأرباح) ودفعها مباشرة إلى الحكومة نيابة عن صاحب الدخل، وتُحسب غالبًا دفعة مقدمة على ضريبة الدخل.

A portion of an employee's wages or a payer's income that is deducted by the employer or payer and sent directly to the government as an advance payment of income tax.

1. Tax deducted at sourceC1formal

   An amount of money that an employer or payer deducts directly from an employee's salary or a payment to a non-resident and pays to the government as an advance payment of income tax.

   ضريبة الاستقطاع

   • The company is responsible for calculating and remitting the correct withholding tax to the tax authority.
   • Foreign contractors often have a withholding tax applied to their invoices.
   • Your paycheck shows the amount of withholding tax deducted for federal income tax.