Mandatory payments ironically filed as "returns" Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAXES Mandatory payments ironically filed as "returns" (5)
6% OPTIONAL Not mandatory (8) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
5% RASP File (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
5% FORENSIC "___ Files" (8) TV Jan 4, 2026
4% TLC "Forensic Files" network (3) TV Feb 1, 2026
4% REMIT Send off payment (5) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
4% CLUB Iron, for one (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026
4% RENAME Change a file label (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
4% CVC Payment card information (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
4% RENT Tenant's payment (4) Newsday Jan 20, 2026
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