B1💼 Business
Italian word
tasse
taxes (paid to the state); also: fees (e.g., university fees)
Looks like
taxes
compulsory payments to the government
⚠️ The trap
'Tasse' can mean university fees as well as taxes. In Italian tax law, 'imposte' (e.g., IRPEF, IRES) are direct taxes, while 'tasse' are fees for specific state services. In everyday speech both get called 'tasse'.
To say "compulsory payments to the government" in Italian:
tasse (taxes/fees); imposte (direct taxes in accounting)
"tasse" in English means:
taxes (paid to the state); also: fees (e.g., university fees)
Example
"Le tasse universitarie sono aumentate quest'anno."
"University fees went up this year."
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