income tax

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Recent Examples of income tax If the ballot measure is approved, the 1% income tax would be repealed. Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 The Tax Foundation study found that overall, California’s income tax ranks 49th highest, behind only New York. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025 Earnings before income tax, or EBIT, also collapsed, with both adjusted and reported EBIT falling by more than 80 percent. Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 By contacting, a low income tax clinic a taxpayer can receive help in resolving the problem in a few ways. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for income tax
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Noun
  • Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
    Time, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These stores would operate without rent or property tax obligations and aim to sell at wholesale prices, passing on savings to customers.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Take the quiz here … WALLET RELIEF – These 10 states offer the biggest property tax savings for American homeowners.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kansas City officials approved the initial funding for the temporary facility in October, using funds from the public safety sales tax.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
  • City documents say the arena is expected to employ 70 full-time workers and 300 part-time workers, generate annual revenues of $150,000 in sales tax and $240,000 in property tax.
    JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 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
  • Because a tax bill may be sent to a business office or other location different from the property being transferred, some of the addresses listed may differ from the property that was transferred.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Reverse tax cuts enacted in the 2025 legislative session?
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
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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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income%20tax. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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