diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1182-tagging.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1182-tagging.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dec486ae34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1182-tagging.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+minor_changes:
+- aws_glue_job - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- aws_msk_cluster - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- aws_secret - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- aws_step_functions_state_machine - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- ec2_eip - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- ec2_vpc_peer - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- elb_application_lb - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- elb_network_lb - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- iam_role - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- iam_user - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- rds_cluster - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- rds_instance - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- rds_option_group - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- rds_subnet_group - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
+- redshift - ``resource_tags`` has been added as an alias for the ``tags`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1182).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_glue_job.py b/plugins/modules/aws_glue_job.py
index 4e278c81734..e95e9d69163 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_glue_job.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_glue_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Manage an AWS Glue job
 description:
-    - Manage an AWS Glue job. See U(https://aws.amazon.com/glue/) for details.
+  - Manage an AWS Glue job. See U(https://aws.amazon.com/glue/) for details.
 author:
   - "Rob White (@wimnat)"
   - "Vijayanand Sharma (@vijayanandsharma)"
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@
       - The number of workers of a defined workerType that are allocated when a job runs.
     type: int
     version_added: 1.5.0
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If C(true), existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-      - If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
-    default: true
-    type: bool
-    version_added: 2.2.0
   role:
     description:
       - The name or ARN of the IAM role associated with this job.
@@ -95,12 +88,6 @@
     required: true
     choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
     type: str
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A hash/dictionary of tags to be applied to the job.
-      - Remove completely or specify an empty dictionary to remove all tags.
-    type: dict
-    version_added: 2.2.0
   timeout:
     description:
       - The job timeout in minutes.
@@ -111,10 +98,12 @@
     choices: [ 'Standard', 'G.1X', 'G.2X' ]
     type: str
     version_added: 1.5.0
+notes:
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.2.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -463,7 +452,7 @@ def main():
             purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
             role=dict(type='str'),
             state=dict(required=True, choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            tags=dict(type='dict'),
+            tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
             timeout=dict(type='int'),
             worker_type=dict(choices=['Standard', 'G.1X', 'G.2X'], type='str'),
         )
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_msk_cluster.py b/plugins/modules/aws_msk_cluster.py
index 320b867680b..559660d786f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_msk_cluster.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_msk_cluster.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 DOCUMENTATION = r"""
 ---
 module: aws_msk_cluster
-short_description: Manage Amazon MSK clusters.
+short_description: Manage Amazon MSK clusters
 version_added: "2.0.0"
 description:
     - Create, delete and modify Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka) clusters.
@@ -198,16 +198,10 @@
         description: How many seconds to wait. Cluster creation can take up to 20-30 minutes.
         type: int
         default: 3600
-    tags:
-        description: Tag dictionary to apply to the cluster.
-        type: dict
-    purge_tags:
-        description: Remove tags not listed in I(tags) when tags is specified.
-        default: true
-        type: bool
 extends_documentation_fragment:
     - amazon.aws.aws
     - amazon.aws.ec2
+    - amazon.aws.tags
 notes:
     - All operations are time consuming, for example create takes 20-30 minutes,
       update kafka version -- more than one hour, update configuration -- 10-15 minutes;
@@ -769,7 +763,7 @@ def main():
         ),
         wait=dict(type="bool", default=False),
         wait_timeout=dict(type="int", default=3600),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
     )
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py b/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
index 7ebce8da603..044ba1061ae 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 ---
 module: aws_secret
 version_added: 1.0.0
-short_description: Manage secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager.
+short_description: Manage secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager
 description:
-    - Create, update, and delete secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager.
-author: "REY Remi (@rrey)"
+  - Create, update, and delete secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager.
+author:
+  - "REY Remi (@rrey)"
 options:
   name:
     description:
@@ -60,19 +61,6 @@
     required: false
     type: json
     version_added: 3.1.0
-  tags:
-    description:
-    - Specifies a dictionary of user-defined tags that are attached to the secret.
-    - To remove all tags set I(tags={}) and I(purge_tags=true).
-    type: dict
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-    - If I(purge_tags=true) and I(tags) is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource
-      to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-    type: bool
-    required: false
-    default: true
-    version_added: 4.0.0
   rotation_lambda:
     description:
     - Specifies the ARN of the Lambda function that can rotate the secret.
@@ -83,9 +71,11 @@
     default: 30
     type: int
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-- amazon.aws.aws
-
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.tags
+notes:
+  - Support for I(purge_tags) was added in release 4.0.0.
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -432,7 +422,7 @@ def main():
             'secret_type': dict(choices=['binary', 'string'], default="string"),
             'secret': dict(default="", no_log=True),
             'resource_policy': dict(type='json', default=None),
-            'tags': dict(type='dict', default=None),
+            'tags': dict(type='dict', default=None, aliases=['resource_tags']),
             'purge_tags': dict(type='bool', default=True),
             'rotation_lambda': dict(),
             'rotation_interval': dict(type='int', default=30),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_step_functions_state_machine.py b/plugins/modules/aws_step_functions_state_machine.py
index be9d594d7c2..452ebc4237a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_step_functions_state_machine.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_step_functions_state_machine.py
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
 ---
 module: aws_step_functions_state_machine
 version_added: 1.0.0
-
 short_description: Manage AWS Step Functions state machines
-
-
 description:
-    - Create, update and delete state machines in AWS Step Functions.
-    - Calling the module in C(state=present) for an existing AWS Step Functions state machine
-      will attempt to update the state machine definition, IAM Role, or tags with the provided data.
+  - Create, update and delete state machines in AWS Step Functions.
+  - Calling the module in C(state=present) for an existing AWS Step Functions state machine
+    will attempt to update the state machine definition, IAM Role, or tags with the provided data.
 
 options:
     name:
@@ -44,24 +41,13 @@
         default: present
         choices: [ present, absent ]
         type: str
-    tags:
-        description:
-            - A hash/dictionary of tags to add to the new state machine or to add/remove from an existing one.
-        type: dict
-    purge_tags:
-        description:
-            - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-              If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
-        default: yes
-        type: bool
 
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 author:
-    - Tom De Keyser (@tdekeyser)
+  - Tom De Keyser (@tdekeyser)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -210,7 +196,7 @@ def main():
         definition=dict(type='json'),
         role_arn=dict(type='str'),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
-        tags=dict(default=None, type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(default=None, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
     )
     module = AnsibleAWSModule(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
index 37ef0fa7540..531af689792 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_eip.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: manages EC2 elastic IP (EIP) addresses.
 description:
-    - This module can allocate or release an EIP.
-    - This module can associate/disassociate an EIP with instances or network interfaces.
+  - This module can allocate or release an EIP.
+  - This module can associate/disassociate an EIP with instances or network interfaces.
 options:
   device_id:
     description:
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@
          network interface or instance to be re-associated with the specified instance or interface.
     default: false
     type: bool
-  tags:
-    description: A dictionary of tags to apply to the EIP.
-    type: dict
-    version_added: 2.1.0
-  purge_tags:
-    description: Whether the I(tags) argument should cause tags not in the
-      dictionary to be removed.
-    default: True
-    type: bool
-    version_added: 2.1.0
   tag_name:
     description:
       - When I(reuse_existing_ip_allowed=true), supplement with this option to only reuse
@@ -89,18 +79,21 @@
         only applies to newly allocated Elastic IPs, isn't validated when I(reuse_existing_ip_allowed=true).
     type: str
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 
-author: "Rick Mendes (@rickmendes) <rmendes@illumina.com>"
+author:
+  - "Rick Mendes (@rickmendes) <rmendes@illumina.com>"
 notes:
-   - There may be a delay between the time the EIP is assigned and when
-     the cloud instance is reachable via the new address. Use wait_for and
-     pause to delay further playbook execution until the instance is reachable,
-     if necessary.
-   - This module returns multiple changed statuses on disassociation or release.
-     It returns an overall status based on any changes occurring. It also returns
-     individual changed statuses for disassociation and release.
+  - There may be a delay between the time the EIP is assigned and when
+    the cloud instance is reachable via the new address. Use wait_for and
+    pause to delay further playbook execution until the instance is reachable,
+    if necessary.
+  - This module returns multiple changed statuses on disassociation or release.
+    It returns an overall status based on any changes occurring. It also returns
+    individual changed statuses for disassociation and release.
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.1.0.
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -543,7 +536,7 @@ def main():
         release_on_disassociation=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=False),
         allow_reassociation=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         private_ip_address=dict(),
-        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=True),
         tag_name=dict(),
         tag_value=dict(),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.py
index 13518fdbe2a..7f2fc2988ba 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.py
@@ -81,22 +81,6 @@
         for the life of a flow to send traffic to.
     type: bool
     required: false
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary representing the tags associated with the Transit Gateway
-        attachment.
-      - 'For example C({"Example Tag": "some example value"})'
-      - Unless I(purge_tags=False) all other tags will be removed from the
-        attachment.
-    type: dict
-    required: false
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If I(purge_tags=true), existing tags will be purged from the resource
-        to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-    type: bool
-    required: false
-    default: true
   wait:
     description:
       - Whether to wait for the Transit Gateway attachment to reach the
@@ -111,10 +95,12 @@
       - Defaults to 600 seconds.
     type: int
     required: false
-author: "Mark Chappell (@tremble)"
+author:
+  - "Mark Chappell (@tremble)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - amazon.aws.aws
   - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -246,7 +232,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(type='str', required=False),
         subnets=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False),
         purge_subnets=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
-        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False, aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
         appliance_mode_support=dict(type='bool', required=False),
         dns_support=dict(type='bool', required=False),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_peer.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_peer.py
index b651b173ce4..79bcbf58b59 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_peer.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_peer.py
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@
       - The AWS account number for cross account peering.
     required: false
     type: str
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - Dictionary of tags to look for and apply when creating a Peering Connection.
-    required: false
-    type: dict
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - Remove tags not listed in I(tags).
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-    version_added: 2.0.0
   state:
     description:
       - Create, delete, accept, reject a peering connection.
@@ -63,10 +52,14 @@
     required: false
     default: false
     type: bool
-author: Mike Mochan (@mmochan)
+notes:
+  - Support for I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.0.0.
+author:
+  - Mike Mochan (@mmochan)
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -547,7 +540,7 @@ def main():
         peer_region=dict(),
         peering_id=dict(),
         peer_owner_id=dict(),
-        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'accept', 'reject']),
         wait=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/elb_application_lb.py b/plugins/modules/elb_application_lb.py
index a7c75c00cd3..2e84242d382 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/elb_application_lb.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/elb_application_lb.py
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Manage an Application Load Balancer
 description:
-    - Manage an AWS Application Elastic Load Balancer. See U(https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-application-load-balancer/) for details.
-author: "Rob White (@wimnat)"
+  - Manage an AWS Application Elastic Load Balancer. See U(https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-application-load-balancer/) for details.
+author:
+  - "Rob White (@wimnat)"
 options:
   access_logs_enabled:
     description:
@@ -154,12 +155,6 @@
       - If the I(listeners) parameter is not set then listeners will not be modified.
     default: yes
     type: bool
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If yes, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-      - If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
-    default: yes
-    type: bool
   subnets:
     description:
       - A list of the IDs of the subnets to attach to the load balancer. You can specify only one subnet per Availability Zone. You must specify subnets from
@@ -186,10 +181,6 @@
     default: present
     choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
     type: str
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary of one or more tags to assign to the load balancer.
-    type: dict
   wait:
     description:
       - Wait for the load balancer to have a state of 'active' before completing. A status check is
@@ -217,8 +208,9 @@
     type: bool
     version_added: 3.2.0
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 
 notes:
   - Listeners are matched based on port. If a listener's port is changed then a new listener will be created.
@@ -771,7 +763,7 @@ def main():
         security_groups=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
         scheme=dict(default='internet-facing', choices=['internet-facing', 'internal']),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         waf_fail_open=dict(type='bool'),
         wait_timeout=dict(type='int'),
         wait=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/elb_network_lb.py b/plugins/modules/elb_network_lb.py
index 768900832c5..00b8f466f8a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/elb_network_lb.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/elb_network_lb.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: Manage a Network Load Balancer
 description:
-    - Manage an AWS Network Elastic Load Balancer. See
-      U(https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-network-load-balancer-effortless-scaling-to-millions-of-requests-per-second/) for details.
-author: "Rob White (@wimnat)"
+  - Manage an AWS Network Elastic Load Balancer. See
+    U(https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-network-load-balancer-effortless-scaling-to-millions-of-requests-per-second/) for details.
+author:
+  - "Rob White (@wimnat)"
 options:
   cross_zone_load_balancing:
     description:
@@ -77,12 +78,6 @@
       - If the I(listeners) parameter is not set then listeners will not be modified.
     default: true
     type: bool
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If I(purge_tags=true), existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-      - If the I(tags) parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.
-    default: true
-    type: bool
   subnet_mappings:
     description:
       - A list of dicts containing the IDs of the subnets to attach to the load balancer. You can also specify the allocation ID of an Elastic IP
@@ -112,10 +107,6 @@
     choices: [ 'present', 'absent' ]
     type: str
     default: 'present'
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary of one or more tags to assign to the load balancer.
-    type: dict
   wait:
     description:
       - Whether or not to wait for the network load balancer to reach the desired state.
@@ -130,9 +121,9 @@
     choices: [ 'ipv4', 'dualstack' ]
     type: str
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 notes:
   - Listeners are matched based on port. If a listener's port is changed then a new listener will be created.
   - Listener rules are matched based on priority. If a rule's priority is changed then a new rule will be created.
@@ -448,7 +439,7 @@ def main():
             subnet_mappings=dict(type='list', elements='dict'),
             scheme=dict(default='internet-facing', choices=['internet-facing', 'internal']),
             state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str', default='present'),
-            tags=dict(type='dict'),
+            tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
             wait_timeout=dict(type='int'),
             wait=dict(type='bool'),
             ip_address_type=dict(type='str', choices=['ipv4', 'dualstack'])
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iam_role.py b/plugins/modules/iam_role.py
index 814dbbb8b99..76cd04950d3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iam_role.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iam_role.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 short_description: Manage AWS IAM roles
 description:
   - Manage AWS IAM roles.
-author: "Rob White (@wimnat)"
+author:
+  - "Rob White (@wimnat)"
 options:
   path:
     description:
@@ -78,15 +79,6 @@
       - Only applies when I(state=absent).
     default: false
     type: bool
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - Tag dict to apply to the queue.
-    type: dict
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - Remove tags not listed in I(tags) when tags is specified.
-    default: true
-    type: bool
   wait_timeout:
     description:
       - How long (in seconds) to wait for creation / update to complete.
@@ -99,9 +91,9 @@
     default: True
     type: bool
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -673,7 +665,7 @@ def main():
         create_instance_profile=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         delete_instance_profile=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         purge_policies=dict(type='bool', aliases=['purge_policy', 'purge_managed_policies']),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         wait=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         wait_timeout=dict(default=120, type='int'),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iam_user.py b/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
index c5e7160f98b..b6b3ce34873 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iam_user.py
@@ -70,18 +70,6 @@
     default: false
     type: bool
     aliases: ['purge_policy', 'purge_managed_policies']
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - Tag dict to apply to the user.
-    required: false
-    type: dict
-    version_added: 2.1.0
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - Remove tags not listed in I(tags) when tags is specified.
-    default: true
-    type: bool
-    version_added: 2.1.0
   wait:
     description:
       - When I(wait=True) the module will wait for up to I(wait_timeout) seconds
@@ -95,10 +83,12 @@
     default: 120
     type: int
     version_added: 2.2.0
+notes:
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 2.1.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -552,7 +542,7 @@ def main():
         managed_policies=dict(default=[], type='list', aliases=['managed_policy'], elements='str'),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], required=True),
         purge_policies=dict(default=False, type='bool', aliases=['purge_policy', 'purge_managed_policies']),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         wait=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         wait_timeout=dict(default=120, type='int'),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_policy.py b/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_policy.py
index 5672a83501c..18a5565129b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_policy.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_policy.py
@@ -124,22 +124,6 @@
     required: false
     default: True
     aliases: ['purge_custom_stateless_actions']
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary representing the tags associated with the policy.
-      - 'For example C({"Example Tag": "some example value"})'
-      - Unless I(purge_tags=False) all other tags will be removed from the
-        policy.
-    type: dict
-    required: false
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If I(purge_tags=true) and I(tags) is defined existing tags will be
-        purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by the
-        I(tags) parameter.
-    type: bool
-    required: false
-    default: True
   wait:
     description:
       - Whether to wait for the firewall policy to reach the
@@ -156,10 +140,12 @@
     required: false
 
 
-author: Mark Chappell (@tremble)
+author:
+  - Mark Chappell (@tremble)
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - amazon.aws.aws
   - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -371,7 +357,7 @@ def main():
         arn=dict(type='str', required=False),
         state=dict(type='str', required=False, default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
         description=dict(type='str', required=False),
-        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False, aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
         stateful_rule_groups=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False, aliases=['stateful_groups']),
         stateless_rule_groups=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False, aliases=['stateless_groups']),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_rule_group.py b/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_rule_group.py
index a0898b30884..fef080bcd3c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_rule_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/networkfirewall_rule_group.py
@@ -248,20 +248,6 @@
             U(https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/suricata-6.0.0/rules/intro.html).
         type: dict
         required: false
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary representing the tags associated with the rule group.
-      - 'For example C({"Example Tag": "some example value"})'
-      - Unless I(purge_tags=False) all other tags will be removed from the rule
-        group.
-    type: dict
-    required: false
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - If I(purge_tags=true), existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by I(tags) parameter.
-    type: bool
-    required: false
-    default: True
   wait:
     description:
       - Whether to wait for the firewall rule group to reach the
@@ -278,10 +264,12 @@
     required: false
 
 
-author: Mark Chappell (@tremble)
+author:
+  - Mark Chappell (@tremble)
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - amazon.aws.aws
   - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -764,7 +752,7 @@ def main():
         rule_strings=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=False),
         domain_list=dict(type='dict', options=domain_list_spec, required=False),
         rule_list=dict(type='list', elements='dict', aliases=['stateful_rule_list'], options=rule_list_spec, required=False),
-        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', required=False, aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
         wait=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=True),
         wait_timeout=dict(type='int', required=False),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_cluster.py b/plugins/modules/rds_cluster.py
index 1d2ed3fdd9b..68e0ef17fc9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_cluster.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_cluster.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 description:
     - Create, modify, and delete RDS clusters.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+    - amazon.aws.aws
+    - amazon.aws.ec2
+    - amazon.aws.tags
 author:
     - Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)
     - Alina Buzachis (@alinabuzachis)
@@ -47,12 +48,6 @@
             Set I(enable_cloudwatch_logs_exports) to an empty list to disable all.
         type: bool
         default: true
-    purge_tags:
-        description:
-          - Whether or not to remove tags assigned to the DB cluster if not specified in the playbook. To remove all tags
-            set I(tags) to an empty dictionary in conjunction with this.
-        type: bool
-        default: true
     purge_security_groups:
         description:
           - Set to C(false) to retain any enabled security groups that aren't specified in the task and are associated with the cluster.
@@ -322,10 +317,6 @@
         description:
           - Whether the DB cluster is encrypted.
         type: bool
-    tags:
-        description:
-          - A dictionary of key value pairs to assign the DB cluster.
-        type: dict
     use_earliest_time_on_point_in_time_unavailable:
         description:
           - If I(backtrack_to) is set to a timestamp earlier than the earliest backtrack time, this value backtracks the DB cluster to
@@ -951,7 +942,7 @@ def main():
         source_engine_version=dict(),
         source_region=dict(),
         storage_encrypted=dict(type='bool'),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         use_earliest_time_on_point_in_time_unavailable=dict(type='bool'),
         use_latest_restorable_time=dict(type='bool'),
         vpc_security_group_ids=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py b/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
index 083042d7d91..f5e3aca4bbc 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_instance.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 description:
     - Create, modify, and delete RDS instances.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
-
+    - amazon.aws.aws
+    - amazon.aws.ec2
+    - amazon.aws.tags
 author:
     - Sloane Hertel (@s-hertel)
 
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@
         description: Set to False to retain any enabled cloudwatch logs that aren't specified in the task and are associated with the instance.
         type: bool
         default: True
-    purge_tags:
-        description: Set to False to retain any tags that aren't specified in task and are associated with the instance.
-        type: bool
-        default: True
     read_replica:
         description:
           - Set to C(False) to promote a read replica instance or true to create one. When creating a read replica C(creation_source) should
@@ -407,10 +403,6 @@
           - gp2
           - io1
         type: str
-    tags:
-        description:
-          - A dictionary of key value pairs to assign the DB instance.
-        type: dict
     tde_credential_arn:
         description:
           - The ARN from the key store with which to associate the instance for Transparent Data Encryption. This is
@@ -1321,7 +1313,7 @@ def main():
         source_region=dict(),
         storage_encrypted=dict(type='bool'),
         storage_type=dict(choices=['standard', 'gp2', 'io1']),
-        tags=dict(type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         tde_credential_arn=dict(aliases=['transparent_data_encryption_arn']),
         tde_credential_password=dict(no_log=True, aliases=['transparent_data_encryption_password']),
         timezone=dict(),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_option_group.py b/plugins/modules/rds_option_group.py
index d4ed9e6ac65..1efc80cf55f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_option_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_option_group.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 module: rds_option_group
-short_description: rds_option_group module
+short_description: Manages the creation, modification, deletion of RDS option groups
 version_added: 2.1.0
 description:
   - Manages the creation, modification, deletion of RDS option groups.
@@ -118,23 +118,14 @@
             required: false
             type: list
             elements: str
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary of key value pairs to assign the option group.
-      - To remove all tags set I(tags={}) and I(purge_tags=true).
-    type: dict
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - Remove tags not listed in I(tags).
-    type: bool
-    default: true
   wait:
     description: Whether to wait for the cluster to be available or deleted.
     type: bool
     default: True
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -644,7 +635,7 @@ def main():
         options=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='dict'),
         apply_immediately=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         state=dict(required=True, choices=['present', 'absent']),
-        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
         wait=dict(type='bool', default=True),
     )
diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_subnet_group.py b/plugins/modules/rds_subnet_group.py
index b0a9f8ae806..3ce90a5d863 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_subnet_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_subnet_group.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: manage RDS database subnet groups
 description:
-     - Creates, modifies, and deletes RDS database subnet groups.
+  - Creates, modifies, and deletes RDS database subnet groups.
 options:
   state:
     description:
@@ -39,24 +39,15 @@
       - Required when I(state=present).
     type: list
     elements: str
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A hash/dictionary of tags to add to the new RDS subnet group or to add/remove from an existing one.
-    type: dict
-    version_added: 3.2.0
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-       - Whether or not to remove tags assigned to the RDS subnet group if not specified in the playbook.
-       - To remove all tags set I(tags) to an empty dictionary in conjunction with this.
-    default: True
-    type: bool
-    version_added: 3.2.0
+notes:
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 3.2.0.
 author:
-    - "Scott Anderson (@tastychutney)"
-    - "Alina Buzachis (@alinabuzachis)"
+  - "Scott Anderson (@tastychutney)"
+  - "Alina Buzachis (@alinabuzachis)"
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-- amazon.aws.aws
-- amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.aws
+  - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 
 '''
 
@@ -265,7 +256,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=True),
         description=dict(required=False),
         subnets=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
-        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict'),
+        tags=dict(required=False, type='dict', aliases=['resource_tags']),
         purge_tags=dict(type='bool', default=True),
     )
     required_if = [('state', 'present', ['description', 'subnets'])]
diff --git a/plugins/modules/redshift.py b/plugins/modules/redshift.py
index 41482c682b7..ca3e1a45052 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/redshift.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/redshift.py
@@ -167,21 +167,12 @@
       - Whether the cluster should have enhanced VPC routing enabled.
     default: false
     type: bool
-  tags:
-    description:
-      - A dictionary of resource tags.
-    type: dict
-    aliases: ['resource_tags']
-    version_added: "1.3.0"
-  purge_tags:
-    description:
-      - Purge existing tags that are not found in the cluster
-    type: bool
-    default: 'yes'
-    version_added: "1.3.0"
+notes:
+  - Support for I(tags) and I(purge_tags) was added in release 1.3.0.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - amazon.aws.aws
   - amazon.aws.ec2
+  - amazon.aws.tags
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''