tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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For years, there have been concerns that the tax break is easy to abuse.
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Jesse Drucker, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Leashes, collars and muzzles for pets and pads, as well as cat litter that cost more are also included in the tax break.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The bill also would raise personal income taxes on households making more than $250,000 while providing a tax break of a few hundred dollars for lower earners.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024
Political row Britain’s refusal to bring back the tax break after leaving the EU is more damaging than the recent cost-of-living crisis, according to the New West End Company, a lobby group representing London’s tourist hot-spot.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
Amendment 5, placed on the ballot by Florida lawmakers, would in most years increase the value of a tax break known as the homestead property tax exemption by adjusting its value to match inflation.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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Dallas was among the first city-and-county combos in Texas to provide the tax break at both levels.
—Ariel Gilreath, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
The novel endures thanks to its keen understanding that many people in this town see movies as a metaphor, a proxy for other forms of currency: the tax break, the blind item, the call sheet, the high horse.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Jericho Share, however, is not eligible for the tax break, according to the department.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Jesse Drucker, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Leashes, collars and muzzles for pets and pads, as well as cat litter that cost more are also included in the tax break.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The bill also would raise personal income taxes on households making more than $250,000 while providing a tax break of a few hundred dollars for lower earners.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2024
Political row Britain’s refusal to bring back the tax break after leaving the EU is more damaging than the recent cost-of-living crisis, according to the New West End Company, a lobby group representing London’s tourist hot-spot.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
Amendment 5, placed on the ballot by Florida lawmakers, would in most years increase the value of a tax break known as the homestead property tax exemption by adjusting its value to match inflation.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Recommended Community In Kentucky, the oldest Black independent library is still making history
Dallas was among the first city-and-county combos in Texas to provide the tax break at both levels.
—Ariel Gilreath, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
The novel endures thanks to its keen understanding that many people in this town see movies as a metaphor, a proxy for other forms of currency: the tax break, the blind item, the call sheet, the high horse.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Jericho Share, however, is not eligible for the tax break, according to the department.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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