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sin tax

noun

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as in income tax

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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. property tax
  3. poll tax
  4. withholding tax
  5. sales tax
  6. value-added tax
  7. tax
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Miles called it a modern poll tax, which created a barrier for low-income individuals wanting to cast a ballot up until the 1960s in Texas.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 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
Noun
  • Questions about funding The city plans to redirect sales tax revenue generated by the stadium and surrounding district to help cover bond payments.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 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
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
  • 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
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