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property tax

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Recent Examples of property tax Those levies outweigh California’s median-level property tax rate, held down by Proposition 13, the landmark law that limited them in 1978. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 With potential changes to property tax revenue, Longwood must prepare now. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Natalie Fletcher, also voting in University City on Monday, pointed to the property tax cap amendment as a top concern. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 Millvale property owners could see their tax bills increase again next year as borough leaders consider another property tax hike as part of the 2027 budget. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax

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Unlike the income tax, though, the property tax is regressive, meaning its rate is not adjusted to reflect a payer’s earnings or wealth.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit allows eligible taxpayers to receive a federal income tax credit of up to $1,700 for contributions to qualifying scholarship granting organizations (SGOs).

— Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of income 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

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In a news release, the agency said funding sources for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project included Measures R and M, two local sales tax measures for transit, and an $893-million grant from the federal government.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Voters previously approved a quarter-cent sales tax in 2020 and a half-cent sales tax in 2016.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 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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But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The Federal Trade Commission identifies unauthorized bank withdrawals, unfamiliar medical bills and fraudulent tax filings among the warning signs of identity theft.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 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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After responding to their most visible attacks, the two candidates traded barbs over a slew of policy issues, including health care, prescription drug prices, tariffs and the ongoing war with Iran.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
But then shipping disruptions, rising fuel costs, and steep international tariffs made exporting increasingly difficult, prompting Yu to turn her attention to building a domestic market.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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