sales tax

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Recent Examples of sales tax Declining sales tax revenue by $1 million and hotel tax revenue by $500,000 offset a $1.1 million increase in property tax revenue and other gains, resulting in a net revenue increase of about $150,000. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025 From House Bill: What to Know For everyday families, the most immediately noticeable relief comes from Florida's newly permanent back-to-school tax holiday in August, which waives sales tax on items like clothing, school supplies, and computers. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Tax breaks for families and corporate interests The Florida House had initially called for cutting the state’s overall sales tax from 6% to 5.25%. Kate Payne, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025 The deficit has been blamed on a series of pay raises totaling about 23% that were given to most employees in 2023 and to voters’ November rejection of a one-cent sales tax hike that would have raised $400 million a year. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sales tax
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Noun
  • After that, the county can figure out where the income tax revenue should be divvied up.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • The Revenue Act also created the modern income tax system with a one-percent tax on workers earning more than $3,000 per year, the equivalent of $94,909 in 2024.
    Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 25 June 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
  • Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.
    Shane Styne, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Further proof was last month’s city property tax lien sale.
    Alva Badillo, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
  • The areas are seen as having potential for property tax growth and where investment in infrastructure can possibly lead to substantial economic development benefits.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 June 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 second is increased withholding tax rates that would go up 5 percent a year, up to a potential cap of 20 percent over the statutory rate.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Import taxes on movies may look in some way like some sort of withholding tax on royalties, for example.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The tax cuts are a key factor in Wall Street’s forecasts for the economy and financial markets, predicting a boost that will help offset a drag from Trump’s tariffs.
    Ani Freedman, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Congressional Republicans hope to meet President Donald Trump's July 4 deadline for passing their sweeping tax and spending measure, but trying to reach this goal has not come without challenges.
    Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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