tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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The financial services firm found California ranks 37th in the quality of state and local services and last in the country in per capita tax burden.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
The thesis of the report is that for lower-income households, California’s tax burden is similar to that of states against which California competes, chiefly Texas and Florida.
—Robert Gutierrez, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Don’t: Forget to pay taxes on interest For most of the last decade or so, CD rates were at rock-bottom lows and the tax burden for CD interest was minimal.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
My top issue is maintaining a budget that provides the first-tier services and amenities residents expect, without increasing the tax burden.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
The tax burden is lowest in Alaska, which has no state income tax and whose sales and excise taxes rank 46th.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The 2023 tax burden, meanwhile, was higher than in the previous year but the company expects that pressure on earnings to ease in the future.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
House Democrats last month proposed raising nearly $800 million more by legalizing and taxing online poker and increasing the tax burden for the wealthiest Marylanders and major corporations.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Originally, the term referred to policies that aimed to alleviate the tax burden for both businesses and individuals.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
The thesis of the report is that for lower-income households, California’s tax burden is similar to that of states against which California competes, chiefly Texas and Florida.
—Robert Gutierrez, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024
Don’t: Forget to pay taxes on interest For most of the last decade or so, CD rates were at rock-bottom lows and the tax burden for CD interest was minimal.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
My top issue is maintaining a budget that provides the first-tier services and amenities residents expect, without increasing the tax burden.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
The tax burden is lowest in Alaska, which has no state income tax and whose sales and excise taxes rank 46th.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The 2023 tax burden, meanwhile, was higher than in the previous year but the company expects that pressure on earnings to ease in the future.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
House Democrats last month proposed raising nearly $800 million more by legalizing and taxing online poker and increasing the tax burden for the wealthiest Marylanders and major corporations.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Originally, the term referred to policies that aimed to alleviate the tax burden for both businesses and individuals.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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