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sales tax

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Recent Examples of sales tax Johnston initially announced the layoffs in May 2025, saying that stagnating sales tax revenue and increasing costs made the decision unavoidable. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026 The city has projected the local option sales tax will generate more than $12 million for Ankeny each year. — Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026 The consequence was that Cook County missed out on $107 million in sales tax revenue, the report said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio recently raised questions about such center in Connecticut, focusing his concern on an available sales tax rebate. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sales tax

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In 2020, Diana Parks and her then 15-year-old daughter Ania moved into low-income tax credit housing at Apex Meridian West.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
In July, China imposed a 20% income tax on assets moved into offshore trusts since 2023, closing a longstanding loophole used by wealthy families for asset protection and succession planning.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of income tax

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Last year, voters living around Aspen approved sales and property tax increases to specifically fund wildfire reduction.

— Jeff Todd, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
The property tax burden is one major reason why there are few cranes in the sky in Cook County these days.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of property 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

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Another factor worth evaluating is your incomes and how combining them (or keeping them separate) influences your total tax bill.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
That means a $4,000,001 estate in Illinois yields a state estate tax bill of more than $220,000, compared with $0 in federal tax because the $15 million threshold isn't hit.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 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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Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian goods and plans to ban the country's dairy, alcohol and auto imports later this month, drawing retaliation from Ottawa.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs unilaterally.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

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