excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

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Any company that refuses to comply with the negotiation process will be hit with an excise tax that starts at 65% of a product’s sales in the U.S. and increases by 10% every quarter, to a maximum of 95%. John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 California’s excise tax on gasoline of 59.6 cents a gallon is also the highest in the country. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Additionally, sole proprietors or single-member limited liability companies that file taxes using Schedule C (on a 1040) and don’t have employees or owe excise tax do not need an EIN. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Removing gun silencer tax: The bill would end the $200 excise tax imposed on the purchase or transfer of silencers and eliminate registration. Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for excise tax

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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