single tax

noun

: a tax to be levied on a single item (such as real estate) as the sole source of public revenue

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In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers). Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year. Shane Styne, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers. Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 This strategy, involves clustering donations in a single tax year to surpass the standard deduction and make itemizing worthwhile. James Brewer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for single tax

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of single tax was in 1795

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“Single tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20tax. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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