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 billionaire is now considering moving to Florida because of its lower tax burden.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Commercial properties pay a higher tax rate than residential properties in Boston, which traditionally opts to shift 175% of the tax burden from homeowners to commercial properties each year.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Kump said his priorities include ensuring KCKCC is protected to maintain access to quality, affordable education and looking to expand the school to a Leavenworth campus and reducing the tax burden on Wyandotte County residents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
This is where the platform automatically sells any positions experiencing a loss to help offset your tax burden.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Commercial properties pay a higher tax rate than residential properties in Boston, which traditionally opts to shift 175% of the tax burden from homeowners to commercial properties each year.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Kump said his priorities include ensuring KCKCC is protected to maintain access to quality, affordable education and looking to expand the school to a Leavenworth campus and reducing the tax burden on Wyandotte County residents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
This is where the platform automatically sells any positions experiencing a loss to help offset your tax burden.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
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 10 Nov. 2025.
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