tax burden

noun

: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes

The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.

Examples of tax burden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Acme Feed & Seed, in particular, has emerged as a flashpoint in the debate over the rising tax burden. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Now, the lack of revenue from businesses in town is straining the city’s budget, and increasing the tax burden for homeowners. — Julianna Mejia august 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Wyden’s white paper contends that the new tax burden will not stop data center development or put at risk the United States’s being the global leader in AI and related technologies. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

But paying $100 for automation equipment leads to a tax burden of less than $5, a number that has dropped as companies have been allowed to write off more spending on digital infrastructure. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for tax burden

• unburden
• overburden