sin tax

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Recent Examples of sin tax The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023 About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022 And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for sin tax
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Noun
  • Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The package would cut taxes deeply – essentially making permanent the sweeping individual income tax provisions of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as well as adding several temporary tax breaks to fulfill the president’s campaign promises.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 May 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
  • Gravette's proposal calls for putting dues on property the Fire Department serves outside city limits -- a measure already in place -- on property tax statements.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
  • Commissioners in 2024 decided to freeze property tax revenues for 2025, resulting in cuts to public services that are likely to continue this summer.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 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
  • 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
  • Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Missouri’s plan The last-ditch plan marks Missouri’s most expansive proposal to keep the teams since Jackson County voters in April 2024 rejected a stadiums sales tax.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
  • After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $157,697.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 11 May 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
  • In comparison, families with higher incomes would benefit from the extension of the 2017 tax cuts, including the expansion of the child tax credit.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025

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