Examples of surtax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Judge John Hannah hewed to the letter of the law in reviewing the surtax. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022 Banks and insurers will also pay a one-time 15% surtax on income above C$1 billion for the 2021 tax year. — Theophilos Argitis, Bloomberg.com, 7 Apr. 2022 This one would only levy a surtax on incomes—rather than the unrealized gains—of the ultra-rich. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Congress also introduces the first 1040 form and levies a 1% tax on personal incomes over $3,000 with 6% surtax on incomes of more than $500,000. — CNN, 1 Apr. 2022 The bill would create a new surtax on multimillionaires and billionaires and close a provision that allows some wealthy taxpayers to avoid paying the 3.8% Medicare tax on their earnings. — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021 Congress then stuck those 65 and over with incomes above $35,000 with a new surtax to pay for benefits that many of them already had through private retirement plans. — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021 Democrats crafted a series of tax increases, including a corporate minimum tax and a surtax on very-high earners, last year with her support. — Richard Rubin And Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 An additional progressive surtax would start at 0.5% on income over $149,509 and rise to 2.5% at $2,484,121. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022 See More

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