tax base
noun
: the wealth (such as real estate or income) within a jurisdiction that is liable to taxation
Examples of tax base in a Sentence
an area with a large tax base
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His aim is to then sell the property to someone who would build something beneficial to the neighborhood and bolster the city’s tax base.
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Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
According to an Enquirer investigation in 1974, Hamilton County officials denied the village's request for years for numerous technical reasons, while local industries objected to being pulled into the new city’s tax base.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over a third of the city’s real property is in the hands of government and non-profit entities that are tax-exempt, limiting Baltimore’s tax base and, therefore, adding to the heavy burden on city businesses and home-owners.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Exempting a large group from property tax liability reduces the tax base, which generally means either increasing the tax burden on remaining taxpayers or cutting public services.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Mike Hendricks
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
According to an Enquirer investigation in 1974, Hamilton County officials denied the village's request for years for numerous technical reasons, while local industries objected to being pulled into the new city’s tax base.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Over a third of the city’s real property is in the hands of government and non-profit entities that are tax-exempt, limiting Baltimore’s tax base and, therefore, adding to the heavy burden on city businesses and home-owners.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Exempting a large group from property tax liability reduces the tax base, which generally means either increasing the tax burden on remaining taxpayers or cutting public services.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax base
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“Tax base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20base. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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