income tax

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Recent Examples of income tax The Amazon founder recently suggested that the bottom half of American earners should pay zero federal income tax. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 After age 73, owners of traditional IRAs or 401(k) accounts are required to make withdrawals from retirement accounts based on the size of the account and the account holder’s age, and all withdrawals are taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 Generally, the child’s unearned income — such as taxable interest, dividends and capital gains — over $2,700 is taxed at the parent’s marginal income tax rate. Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 June 2026 The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office authorized the company to do business in Missouri in February, shortly after Kehoe promoted his plan to eliminate the state income tax during his annual State of the State address in January. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for income tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for income tax
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ordinary Russian households face food prices that are up more than 18% compared to January 2024, sky-high utility bills, and a recent two-percentage-point hike in sales tax.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Los Angeles voters have finally gotten some closure on the outstanding contests in the June 2 primary election, with City Councilmember Nithya Raman qualifying for the runoff against Mayor Karen Bass, and Measure ER, the countywide sales tax hike, prevailing after a week of ballot counting.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri 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, 10 June 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
  • That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • However, deprioritizing the employee experience creates an invisible, compounding tax on the workforce.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.

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