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Recent Examples of sales tax
Long before the restaurant property was put up for sale, the business and the real estate had racked up $60,000 in county property taxes and $130,000 in other tax liens, including $103,000 in unpaid sales tax owed to the state of California for the past several years.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Section 1 of the D Line extension was funded primarily by Metro's 2008 Measure R transportation sales tax.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
When completed, Destination KCK will join a neighborhood of sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond projects in western Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Because that means a business is on the hook to pay fees on both the sales tax retailers collect for state and local governments and the gratuities that go entirely to staff.
—Rob Karr, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Section 1 of the D Line extension was funded primarily by Metro's 2008 Measure R transportation sales tax.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
When completed, Destination KCK will join a neighborhood of sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond projects in western Wyandotte County.
—Sofi Zeman
may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Because that means a business is on the hook to pay fees on both the sales tax retailers collect for state and local governments and the gratuities that go entirely to staff.
—Rob Karr, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales tax
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Potential ballot measures Several potential ballot measures were also surveyed by Emerson, with questions regarding lowering the state income tax and rent control gaining the most favorability among voters polled.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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In the months since, as enthusiasm around AI has grown, the stock market and expectations about income tax collections have continued to climb.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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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,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The debt crisis is structural, rooted in decades of spending that outpaces revenue, and no single tax can undo that.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Achieving near-100% online property tax payments, in partnership with our residents, is the single greatest operational efficiency gain yielding millions in more revenue annually.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The development is projected to generate around $100,000 annually in property tax revenue.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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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
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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
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s 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,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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The energy secretary suggested officials were open to suspending the federal gas tax to bring down prices for consumers.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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My father’s clients were loyal and had become close friends over the years, but my mother knew little about the technical side of accounting or tax preparation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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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
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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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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales%20tax. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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