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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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Johnson said, noting out a 3.8% surtax on investment income that could be left in place.
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Among the Obamacare tax increases that would be repealed are a 3.8 percent investment income tax and a 0.9 percent Medicare surtax.
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The bill would repeal provisions of the Affordable Care Act that increased the payroll tax rate for many high-income taxpayers and imposed a surtax on their net investment income.
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The repeal of the surtax would be immediate, as opposed to being phased out in the coming years.
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President Trump’s proposal to slash individual and business taxes and erase a surtax that funds the Affordable Care Act would amount to a multitrillion-dollar shift from federal coffers to America’s richest families and their heirs . . .
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But, far from dismantling Obamacare, the Cassidy-Collins plan would allow big, populous states like New York and California to keep the current system in place, including the Medicaid expansion and the surtaxes on high earners.
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Enrollment would increase among younger people and decrease among older people. Repeals a 0.9 percent Medicare payroll surtax and a 3.8 percent investment-income tax on wealthy individuals that were introduced in the ACA, effective 2018.
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The 2010 law, the budget office noted, increased the payroll tax rate for many high-income taxpayers and imposed a surtax on their net investment income.
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First Known Use of surtax
1881
SURTAX Defined for English Language Learners
surtax
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Definition of surtax for English Language Learners
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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
Law Dictionary
surtax
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sur·tax
\ˈsər-ˌtaks\
Legal Definition of surtax
: an additional tax over and above a normal tax
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