Talk:報稅
Add topicI'm Australian and I'm familiar with the phrase "lodge a tax return" but it seems that "file a tax return" is more common in America. See for example this Wikipedia article [1], which mentions "file" many times but not "lodge" at all. Also Googling "lodged my tax return" and "filed my tax return" yields results predominantly from Australia and USA respectively.
Regarding "to lodge a tax return -- this is the dominant meaning, at least in Australia". I find plenty of examples of that sense in Taiwan as well.
譬如許多國家的稅務部門已普遍接受企業及民眾上網報稅， For example, the tax authorities in many countries now allow taxpayers to file electronic returns,
在過去的歲月裡，一面小鑼是報訊的工具，穿梭大街小巷告訴人們：村廟要謝平安，端午節要賽龍舟，公所在催報稅，Town criers were still a common sight in Taiwan not so very many years ago, and it was their custom to use a small gong to announce themselves as they worked their way among the streets and alleyways spreading the news of the day: "The temple thanks the gods for peace and prosperity!" "The dragon boat races are about to begin!" "The town hall reminds you to report your taxes."
報稅時，政府將自動計算好繳稅資料，請納稅人過目核對；at tax time, government computers will automatically calculate citizens' tax information, and a citizen merely needs to review and approve the result.