Definition of single tax
: a tax to be levied on a single item (such as real estate) as the sole source of public revenue
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The special session crashed and burned because the House couldn't put together enough votes to pass a single tax bill.
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The correct numbers are: $15,000 annual gift exclusion limit for 529 plans for single tax filers ($30,000 for married filing jointly).
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Economic stagnation and economic insecurity are grounded in political, cultural, and economic factors that are beyond the reach of any single tax bill or any single legislative reform.
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The standard deduction would go up to $12,000 for single tax filers; $18,000 for a single filer with a qualifying child; and around $24,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
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The Treasury Department tracks this exact statistic, and the largest single tax cut by this measure is the 1981 plan pushed by President Ronald Reagan, at 2.89% of GDP over the first four years...
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The House budget resolution will not, by itself, deliver a single tax break to the one percent or close a single deduction beloved by a powerful interest group.
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Lots of state-level levies have been replaced with a single tax.
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One, the White House, House, Senate, have made a deliberate effort to work together towards a unified, single tax program plan.
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