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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Understanding how these programs work and who qualifies for tax relief can help reduce your tax burden this filing season.
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Seniors, meanwhile, may opt for a new $6,000 tax deduction -- or $12,000 for a married couple -- as part of an effort to ease the tax burden for older Americans, the IRS said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Kaegi’s failure to account for new construction and update the tax rolls was also shifting the tax burden to other property owners, Hynes said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin's tax burden has declined steadily since the 1980s, when residents paid up to 14% of their earnings in taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Seniors, meanwhile, may opt for a new $6,000 tax deduction -- or $12,000 for a married couple -- as part of an effort to ease the tax burden for older Americans, the IRS said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Kaegi’s failure to account for new construction and update the tax rolls was also shifting the tax burden to other property owners, Hynes said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Wisconsin's tax burden has declined steadily since the 1980s, when residents paid up to 14% of their earnings in taxes.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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