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annual return UK US noun [C]
► FINANCE the amount or rate of income that an investment makes in a year: »
Over the last three years, its average annual return was 19.1%.
► LAW a report that companies must send to the government each year giving particular details, for example the names of company directors and details of assets and shares: submit/send an annual return »
The law requires employers to monitor the religious composition of their work forces, and to submit annual returns on it to the Fair Employment Commission.
► TAX documents that a person or company sends to the government which are used to calculate how much they must pay in taxes: complete/submit an annual return »
You can fill in a VAT return every quarter or you can opt to complete an annual return.
Financial and business terms. 2012.