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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What's the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance?
gpt
Tax avoidance is legally reducing your amount owed to the lowest you possibly can. This can be done thru itemizing expenses, qualifying for credits, etc.

Tax evasion is intentionally deceiving the tax system to get a lower tax amount owed. This is abusing and defrauding the system and can lead to significant penalties, charges, and jail time.

The main difference is that tax avoidance is legal, as you are avoiding paying unnecessary taxes or paying more than you should, while tax evasion is illegal.