surtax

noun sur·tax \ ˈsər-ˌtaks \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of surtax

1 : an extra tax or charge

2 : a graduated income tax in addition to the normal income tax imposed on the amount by which one's net income exceeds a specified sum

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Demand for these jobs also is being fueled by $2.7 billion in countywide infrastructure improvement projects taking place over the next decade funded by the county sales surtax initiative.

— marcia heroux pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Construction job fair Tuesday in West Palm Beach," 11 June 2018
Both have included whiskey on their list of retaliatory surtaxes, a move that will likely decrease sales of the spirit abroad, VinePair reports.

— emily price, Fortune, "How Trump's Steel Tariffs Could Wound the American Whiskey Industry," 4 June 2018
The infrastructure bank would also be used to provide free water to all Michiganders for basic needs, such as bathing, drinking, cooking and cleaning, with a surtax on people who use more water above and beyond the basic needs.

— kathleen gray, Detroit Free Press, "This candidate for governor wants to be middle finger to Donald Trump," 17 May 2018
Two questions have already been certified to appear on the ballot — a constitutional amendment imposing a surtax on household income above $1 million and a referendum on the transgender antidiscrimination law passed in 2016.

— michael p. norton, BostonGlobe.com, "Campaigns OK’d to collect final signatures for 2018 ballot initiatives," 2 May 2018
The constitutional amendment would impose a surtax of 4 percent on any portion of an individual’s annual income that exceeds $1 million.

— bob salsberg, The Seattle Times, "High court to hear challenge to ‘millionaire tax’ question," 4 Feb. 2018
Normally, the proceeds from the sale of those assets would be taxed as a capital gain, at a maximum federal rate of 20 percent plus a 3.8 percent surtax.

— jim tankersley, The Seattle Times, "Tax overhaul offers investors a deal to revitalize struggling corners of America," 3 Feb. 2018
Normally, the proceeds from the sale of those assets would be taxed as a capital gain, at a maximum federal rate of 20 percent plus a 3.8 percent surtax.

— jim tankersley, The Seattle Times, "Tax overhaul offers investors a deal to revitalize struggling corners of America," 3 Feb. 2018
Normally, the proceeds from the sale of those assets would be taxed as a capital gain, at a maximum federal rate of 20 percent plus a 3.8 percent surtax.

— jim tankersley, The Seattle Times, "Tax overhaul offers investors a deal to revitalize struggling corners of America," 3 Feb. 2018

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: a tax that is charged on income which is more than a certain amount and that is charged in addition to the normal income tax

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noun sur·tax \ ˈsər-ˌtaks \

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: an additional tax over and above a normal tax

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