property tax

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Recent Examples of property tax Wyandotte County commissioners, by a 7-3 vote Wednesday, approved the Unified Government’s recommendation to collect higher property tax revenues in fiscal year 2026. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025 In addition to the property tax bill, there is more than $130,000 in other tax liens on the Las Cuatro Milpas business. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025 Its increase offers a huge boost to taxpayers in states like New York and California that have homeowners with higher property tax costs and is mostly good news for residents in certain states dealing with the same inflationary pressures others are. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025 Wyandotte County residents may have to hand over a bit more cash when property tax bills go out this year, local government documents show. Sofi Zeman july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for property tax
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Noun
  • There is no tax treaty with the U.S. barring double taxation, but the U.S. foreign tax credit affords substantial relief and the Montenegro income tax rate tops out at just 15%.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • The recall campaigns were led by those who fiercely opposed the Democratic lawmakers' support for a personal income tax hike proposed by then-Gov. James Blanchard.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).
    Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
  • Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lansing stalls on funding Under the bills the Michigan House has passed, its public safety trust fund would dedicate $115 million in state sales tax revenue annually that police departments could use to recruit new officers or buy equipment.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
  • The state currently has an exemption from November through April; however, the state's 5% sales tax rate applies for the remainder of the year.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The bill slashes funding for programs like Medicaid, places the burden of food stamp funding on individual states and provides significant tax cuts to the highest earners.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • Employees benefit directly from the company’s success – which helps retain and recruit talented employees – and employer contributions may also provide tax deductions.
    Mary Josephs, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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
  • 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

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