hidden tax

Definition of hidden taxnext

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Noun
  • Meanwhile, Portugal plays two group matches in Texas and the third in Washington – all states that do not levy a state income tax.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The proposals include a 30% income tax hike for three years on companies in the Caribbean country that earn more than $17 million a year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.
    Jack Harvel June 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 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
  • Village Farms developers estimated the project would add more than $1 billion to the city’s property tax roll.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • The property tax base would fall, and with it, local governments’ budgets would drop.
    The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Daniels said the sales tax surcharge will be applied to items not including fuel.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • The measure, put on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors, asks voters to support a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to help stave off the effects of federal cuts affecting county healthcare facilities, including the risk of some clinics and even hospitals closing.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 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 14 Jun. 2026.

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