tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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The 2025 study also found the additional tax burden on homeowners fell mainly on low-income Black and Latino homeowners who make less than $50,000 a year, who contested their assessed values at a much lower rate than wealthier white homeowners.
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Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Reduce the tax burden on new buyers.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas is executing a deliberate strategy using modern incentives, a more predictable legal environment, and a significantly lower corporate tax burden.
—Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
To help figure out his tax burden earlier this year, Koc directed his OpenClaw agent to find an accountant and solicit quotes.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Reduce the tax burden on new buyers.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas is executing a deliberate strategy using modern incentives, a more predictable legal environment, and a significantly lower corporate tax burden.
—Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
To help figure out his tax burden earlier this year, Koc directed his OpenClaw agent to find an accountant and solicit quotes.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tax burden
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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