flat tax

noun

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The tax break consists of a flat tax of 200,000 per year covering all foreign incomes. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 The solution for California is a flat tax, such as the 5.8% proposed by economist Arthur Laffer, who helped design the 1978 Proposition 13 tax cut. John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 Despite the flat tax amount doubling in 2024, the tax incentive continues to allure wealthy investors. Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 To pay for the spending, Pritzker pushed for billions of dollars in new taxes, including changing the state’s flat tax to a multirate tax. Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flat tax

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flat tax was in 1952

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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20tax. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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