hidden tax

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Noun
  • Republicans are hopeful that the income tax and direct democracy measures will perform better in the August primaries, where voter turnout is weaker than November but typically more solidly Republican.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Thomson Reuters reported in March that remote and hybrid work are increasing multi-state payroll tax compliance risk, including state income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, paid family and medical leave reporting, and employer registration obligations.
    Jen L’Estrange, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • Nearly half the revenue generated comes from eliminating a single tax break: a sales tax exemption for boats sold by licensed dealers to out-of-state residents.
    David Wickert, AJC.com, 5 May 2026
  • To qualify for the Saver’s Match, a single tax filer must earn less than $35,500.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Timmy Knudsen, 43rd, charging that the overall development plans would diminish the neighborhood’s historic character, residents, property tax base and affordable housing.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • While the mortgage payment fit the budget, an $8,400 property tax bill, a homeowners insurance premium that jumped 22% at renewal and a broken water heater just eight months after move-in severely strained the household finances.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • While some of the sales tax changes were added to the budget, the section that reallocated some of the tax to tourism was not.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
  • Curt Peterson, an attorney representing the developer, told council members O’Reilly was seeking a sales tax exemption on construction materials and a 50% property tax abatement for 10 years.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Hidden tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidden%20tax. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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