poll tax

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Recent Examples of poll tax 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, 17 Oct. 2025 Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax. — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 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, 29 Oct. 2025 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, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poll tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll tax
  1. income tax
  2. property tax
  3. single tax
  4. sales tax
  5. value-added tax
  6. withholding tax
  7. tax
  8. sin tax
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  • The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Supporters also point to other states that have eliminated their income tax and cast the proposal as a way to attract businesses and new residents.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of income tax
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  • Sealed with a vote Monday’s vote reflects a yearslong debate among legislators regarding how much direct authority the Legislature has to set or approve policy related to property tax assessment.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Still, the mayor, who has vowed not to propose property tax increases, offered no hint at where the cuts will come.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of property tax
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  • The participant must also take a lump-sum distribution of the entire retirement plan balance within a single tax year.
    — David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Definition of single tax
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  • Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Voters passed an extension of the Crime Prevention Program, a sales tax that funds the city’s police department, during the May 2 election.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of sales tax
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  • 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
Definition of value-added tax
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  • 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
Definition of withholding tax
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  • The existing tax, passed by voters in 2012 and extended in 2016, is set to expire in 2031.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of tax
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  • 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
  • The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of sin tax

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