tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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The city will ask voters in June to give thousands of small businesses a significant tax break in an effort to keep storefronts open over the next year amid a regional economic decline.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The state will also subsidize repairs for small-time property owners, provide a 5-10% tax break for home owners and small business owners and implement universal rent control.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
California loses about $3 billion in revenue from the tax break each year.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The president will highlight recent gains in retirement savings and a major tax break for senior citizens — the elimination of taxes on Social Security from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — at The Villages Charter School in The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The state will also subsidize repairs for small-time property owners, provide a 5-10% tax break for home owners and small business owners and implement universal rent control.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
California loses about $3 billion in revenue from the tax break each year.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The president will highlight recent gains in retirement savings and a major tax break for senior citizens — the elimination of taxes on Social Security from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — at The Villages Charter School in The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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