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sales tax

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Recent Examples of sales tax Vega said a large amount of the sales tax is paid by non-county residents. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Manufacturing, bioscience, insurance, finance and technology businesses can qualify for tax credits and sales tax refunds to offset the costs of modernizing or expanding facilities in Iowa, according to the IEDA. — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 18 Sep. 2026 Last year the supervisors voted to divert more than $300 million in Measure A sales tax funds from the agency to a new county homelessness department. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sales tax

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Keeping the tax, which is currently set to expire in 2031, in place would maintain between $5 billion and $15 billion in state income tax revenue.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Steve Kim also admitted to failing to pay income tax due for the tax years 2012 through 2021, about $221,004 in payments, interest and penalties owed to the IRS.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of income tax

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Amendment 3 Rumph is opposed to Amendment 3, which would increase the property tax exemption on homestead property, likely reducing homeowners’ bills but forcing local governments to cut spending or reduce services.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
To bridge the property tax payout gap, the county recently awarded $191 million worth of stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts.

— Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 24 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

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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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While wealthy watch buyers can easily afford the extra tax, some are preferring to hold off on purchases or deliveries until the tariff is lifted or lowered, industry analysts say.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
As momentum builds, identify where the toggle tax is still slowing operations down and simplify those workflows as well.

— Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 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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