sin tax

noun

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Recent Examples of sin tax 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 Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars. — Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sin tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
  1. income tax
  2. single tax
  3. property tax
  4. poll tax
  5. withholding tax
  6. sales tax
  7. value-added tax
  8. tax
Noun
  • If an asset holder instead wants to flip an asset by holding it for less than a year, the logic is that the holder should pay the ordinary income tax rate, which is 37% for taxable income over $640,600 (or over $768,700 for married couples).
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the United Kingdom and Germany, top individual income tax rates reach 45% and 42%, respectively, with additional surcharges potentially applying in certain circumstances.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of income tax
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  • The participant must also take a lump-sum distribution of the entire retirement plan balance within a single tax year.
    — David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Definition of single tax
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  • Here, Congress would have to manufacture a considerably longer logical chain between a facially residence-neutral property tax and interstate commerce.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The delay in sending out bills and collecting payments also has created cash flow problems for local governments that rely on property tax revenue to pay their bills.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of property tax
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  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Definition of poll 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
Definition of withholding tax
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  • The authority was created by the state law authorizing a sales tax referendum to pay for transportation needs last year, and the law also gives the state auditor some oversight over the new board.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The county’s Administration and Human Services Committee is scheduled to discuss the sales tax initiative, during a Monday afternoon meeting.
    — Sofi Zeman August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 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
Noun
  • According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
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